| Acronym | Meaning |
| DRM | Design Reference Mission |
| EASOE | European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment |
| RAOB | Radiosonde Observation |
| NM | Network Management |
| GFE | Government Furnished Equipment |
| PIPOR | Programme Of International Polar Oceans Research |
| S&R | Search And Rescue |
| NHSRP | National Hail Suppression Research Program |
| DSL | Distributed Software Libraries |
| NOSIE | NODC Ocean Science Information Exchange |