| Acronym | Meaning |
| VORTAC | Very High Frequency (omnirange) TACAN (tactical Air Navigation System) |
| DEBITS | Deposition Of Biogeochemical Important Trace Species |
| ALE | Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian |
| HPO | High Performance Option |
| GC | Gas Chromatograph |
| AMESS | Autonomous Machine Environmental Surveillance System |
| GEWEX | Global Energy And Water Cycle Experiment |
| SONIC | SPAN Ocean Network Information Center |
| ADTF | At Depth Test Facility |
| WATOX | Western Atlantic Ocean Experiment |