| Acronym | Meaning |
| BCWS | Budgeted Cost For Work Scheduled |
| OCM | Ocean Circulation Model |
| DOOS | DICOMED Online Operating System |
| EOPM | Electro-optic Phase Modulated |
| DOELAP | DOE Laboratory Accreditation Program |
| NLTE | Non Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium |
| BARRNET | Bay Area Regional Research Network |
| MASDIS | Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System |
| TOGA COARE | The Tropical Ocean And Global Atmosphere Program's Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| CCU | Cooler Control Unit |