| Acronym | Meaning |
| DODS | Distributed Ocean Data System |
| APOL | Analytical Photonics And Opto-Electronics Laboratory |
| PF | Performance Factor |
| ATLID | Atmospheric LIDAR |
| DTG | Data Time Group |
| B SCALE | Synoptic Scale Ranging From 100 To 1 |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflection |
| NSDL | National Science Digital Library |
| LAMPS | Limited-Area Mesoscale Prediction System |
| SOS | Southern Oxidant Study |