| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research |
| IA | International Angstrom |
| ACC | Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
| GZ | Ground Zero |
| AOS | Advanced Orbiting System |
| M-UCSD | University Of California At San Diego |
| CAS | Committee On Atmospheric Sciences |
| HTO | Tritiated Water |
| WCRP | World Climate Research Program |
| CDP | Community Data Portal |