| Acronym | Meaning |
| IDOE | International Decade Of Ocean Exploration |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| RI | Research Institute |
| PRECP | Processing Of Emissions By Clouds And Precipitation |
| CCID | Confidential Chemicals Identification System |
| QG | Quasi-Geostrophic Analysis |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| PASE | Polar Air-Show Experiment |
| PPO | Profiler Program Office |
| GFLOPS | Gigaflops |