| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABC | Aerobiochemical |
| GN | Ground Network |
| USC-GARP | United States Committee For GARP |
| BNL | Brookhaven National Laboratory |
| AO | Arctic Oscillation |
| AFA | American Forestry Association |
| ACC | Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
| DPSOL | Du Pont Savannah River Operations Logbook |
| ICITA | International Cooperative Investigation Of The Tropical Atlantic |
| APS | Axial Power Shape |