| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAAC | International Antarctic Analysis Center |
| DRPN | Division De Recherche En Precision Numerique |
| ICS | Interdisciplinary Climate Systems |
| MOL | Manned Orbital Laboratory |
| AIRES | Artificial Intelligence Research In Environmental Science |
| DTF3 | Diagnostic Turbulent Flux Algorithm |
| SGGE | Second GARP Global Experiment |
| DMSP SPO | DMSP System Program Office |
| BIOMASS | Biological Investigations Of Marine Antarctic Systems And Stocks |
| HS | High Speed |