| Acronym | Meaning |
| AES | Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| NWP | Numerical Weather Prediction |
| NAR | Nonadvocacy Review |
| DLS | Dynamic Limb Sounder |
| VOCS | Volatile Organic Compounds |
| FILOS | Far Infrared Limb Observing Spectrometer |
| AGU | American Geophysical Union |
| NIPR | National Institute For Polar Research |
| AIP | Agreement In Principle |
| AXBT | Expendable Bathythermographs Air Dropped Temperature Device |