| Acronym | Meaning |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| PIREPS | Pilot Reports |
| POCIBO | Polar Circling Balloon Observatory |
| UID | User Identification |
| JVNC | John Von Neumann National Supercomputing Center |
| OPLE | OMEGA Position And Location Experiment |
| APJ | The Astrophysical Journal |
| MAP | Metro-Agro-Plex |
| EIB | Environmental Improvement Board |
| U.S./JC | United States/Japan Cooperation |