| Acronym | Meaning |
| DSIR | Department Of Scientific & Industrial Research |
| ACL | Advanced Computing Laboratory |
| AFC | Automatic Flow Control |
| SICIMS | Selected Iron Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry (or Spectrometer |
| SH | Southern Hemisphere |
| ARCSYM | Arctic Regional Climate Simulation |
| SUNYA | State University Of New York |
| ISNAR | International Service For National Agricultural Research |
| TAO | Thermal Array In The Ocean |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |