| Acronym | Meaning |
| UOM | Upper-ocean Model |
| SETA | Satellite Electrostatic Triaxial Accelerometer |
| DASD | Direct Access Storage Device |
| ARIES | Automated Retirement And Integrated Extraction System |
| M-ISWS | Illinois State Water Survey |
| IUGS | International Union Of Geological Sciences |
| RA# | Raleigh Number |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| IGAC | International Global Atmospheric Chemistry |
| RATS | Real-time Aircraft Tracking System |