| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ATLAS | Autonomous Temperature Line Acquisition System (PMEL/NOAA/US) |
| CDIU | COARE Data Information Unit (Data Catalog) |
| COARE | Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment |
| DADC | Data Archive and Distribution Center |
| DPC | Data Processing Center |
| GTS | Global Telecommunications System |
| IFA | Intensive Flux Array |
| IOP | Intensive Observing Period |
| ISS | Integrated Sounding System |
| LSA | Large-scale Soundings Array |
| NCAR | National Center for Atmospheric Research (US) |
| NMC | National Meteorological Center (NOAA/US) |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US) |
| OSA | Outer Soundings Array |
| PMEL | Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (NOAA/US) |
| PROTEUS | PROfile TElemetry of Upper ocean currents (PMEL/NOAA/US) |
| PSS | Priority Sounding Station |
| SST | Sea-Surface Temperature |
| UTC | Coordinated Universal Time (Zulu or Greenwich Mean Time) |
| WHOI | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (US) |