| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASCO | NAS Committee On Oceanography |
| SLT | Semi-Lagrangian Transport |
| RO# | Rossby Number |
| ASAP | As Soon As Possible |
| ODE | Ordinary Differential Equation |
| DC | Dublin Core--metadata |
| SIPI | Scientists' Institute For Public Information |
| AFTAC | Air Force Technical Applications Center |
| GLIS | Global Land Information System |
| EODC | Earth Observation Data Centre |