| Acronym | Meaning |
| BASC | Barrow Arctic Science Consortium |
| NEXUS | Next-generation Upper-air Sounding System |
| M | Mega |
| ORSTOM | Institut Francais Pour Le Developpment En Corporation |
| EDS | Environmental Data Service |
| DR | Discrepancy Report |
| IOC | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission |
| WSI | WSI Corporation |
| INS | Inertial Navigation System |
| MSI | Maximum Strategy |