| Acronym | Meaning |
| WOCE | World Ocean Circulation (or Climate) Experiment |
| SUPERNET | Colorado-based State Network |
| MAPS | Multiple Aircraft Positioning System |
| NREL | National Resource Ecology Laboratory |
| PIPOR | Programme Of International Polar Oceans Research |
| ESSC | Environmental Science Services Administration |
| DIG | DOE Interaction Group |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| CAE | Computer Aided Engineering |
| ERS | Element Requirements Specification |