| Acronym | Meaning |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| BLIP | Boundary Layer Instrument Package |
| AOS | Archive And Operations System |
| ARG | Accident Response Group |
| GOMOOS | Gulf Of Main Ocean Observing System |
| WARN | Weather-Auto Relay Network |
| MOS | Marine Observation Satellite |
| ICCP | International Commission Of Clouds And Precipitation |
| PAR | Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| OA | Office Automation |