| Acronym | Meaning |
| PXBT | Expendable Bathythermograph (water Dropped Temperature Device) |
| PAS | Platform Analysis System |
| DIC | Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
| GCEC | Global Change And Ecological Complexity |
| CCB | Center For Capacity Building |
| NEDRES | National Environmental Data Referral System |
| DOD | Department Of Defense |
| UKMO | United Kingdom Meteorological Office |
| PACEM | Physics And Chemistry Of Earth Materials |
| DIP DUAL IN-LINE PACKAGE | N/A |