| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIRP | DOE Internal Review Panel |
| OCI | Ocean Color Imager |
| MNRAS | Monthly Notes Of The Royal Astronomical Society |
| MAB | Man And The Biosphere Program |
| MKS | Meter-kilogram-second System Of Measurement |
| SCATE | Sulfur Chemistry In The Antarctic Troposphere Experiment |
| DNS | Domestic Name System |
| BSRN | Baseline Surface Radiation Network |
| BFS | Business And Financial Services |
| SEM | System Element Management |