| Acronym | Meaning |
| AGASP | Arctic Gas And Aerosol Sampling Program |
| MACCM2 | Middle Atmosphere Community Climate Model |
| NMF | Normal Mode Functions |
| IOP | Intensive Observation Period |
| BER | Bit Error Rate |
| CDCL | Contract Document Control List |
| SZOLD | Skewed Zeroth Order Logaorithmic Distribution Function |
| QG | Quasi-Geostrophic Analysis |
| WMS | World Magnetic Survey |
| DD | Dated |