| Acronym | Meaning |
| GMD-1 | N/A |
| UNAM | Universidad Autonoma De Mexico |
| BIOMASS | Biological Investigations Of Marine Antarctic Systems And Stocks |
| M-PDU | Multiplexed Protocol Data Unit |
| IGB | International Geophysical Bulletin |
| IDNHR | International Decade Of Natural Hazard Reduction |
| MCA | Moist Convective Adjustment |
| TRANET | Tracking Network |
| CCM | Community Climate Model |
| AMS | Applied Mathematical Science |