| Acronym | Meaning |
| LSA | Logistics Support Analysis |
| JOI | Joint Oceanographic Institutions |
| PRF | Pulse Repetition Frequency |
| ALMS | Atomic Line Molecular Spectroscopy |
| PASJ | Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Japan |
| TDLAS | Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| ORSTOM | Institut Francais Pour Le Developpment En Corporation |
| ISCCP | International Satellite Cloud Climatology Program |
| SSS | Safety And Site Services |
| DIA | Direct-interaction Approximation |