| Acronym | Full name | Description |
| 0D | Zero-dimensional | Domain of process models that are unaware of space |
| 1D | One-dimensional | Domain of spatial models along one dimension, often the vertical |
| 2D | Two-dimensional | Domain of spatial models along two dimensions |
| 3D | Three-dimensional | Domain of spatial models along three dimensions |
| AGCM | Atmospheric Global Circulation Model | Numerical model of global atmospheric circulation |
| AOGCM | Atmosphere-Ocean Global Circulation Model | Numerical model of global atmospheric and ocean circulation |
| AWI | Alfred-Wegener Institut | German national research facility AWI with multiple campuses |
| BACOSA | Baltic Coastal system analysis and status evaluation | KüNO project BACOSA |
| BAW | Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau | National waterways agency BAW |
| BENTHOS | Benthos | Macrofauna and microflora benthic MOSSCO component |
| BFG | Bespoke Framework Generator | Generator for coupling software |
| BGC | Biogeochemistry | (also biogeochemical) |
| BMBF | Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung | The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research |
| CC | Creative Commons | Open documentation license community |
| CF | Climate and Forecast | NetCDF metadata convention |
| CGT | Code Generation Toolkit | Software to generate code, developed at IOW |
| CLM | Climate Limited Area Model | Regional atmospheric model |
| COSYNA | Coastal Observatory for Northern and Arctic seas | Data portal |
| ESM | Earth System Model | Numerical model that includes domains outside AOGCM |
| ESMF | Earth System Modeling Framework | Coupling software framework |
| ERGOM | | BGC model and FABM submodel to describe explicitly the N cycle, developed at IOW |
| EROSED | Erosion-Sedimentation | Erosion-sedimentation software developed by Deltares |
| ERSEM | European Regional Seas Ecosystem Model | plankton functional type model |
| Acronym | Full name | Description |
| FABM | Framework for Aquatic Biogeochemical Models | Software for coupling aquatic processes |
| FABM0D | Zero-dimensional FABM | Space-unaware representation of FABM |
| FABMSED | FABM in the sediment | Modification of FABM to allow processes within sediment matrix |
| FONA | Forschung für Nachhaltigkeit | The BMBF sustainability research program |
| FOSS | Free and Open Source Software | Software that is available at no cost and is open for modification |
| GETM | General Estuarine Transport Model | Regional ocean circulation model |
| GNU | Gnu is Not Unix | Recursive acronym of the GNU operating system |
| GOTM | General Ocean Turbulence Model | Watercolumn hydrographic model |
| GPL | GNU Public License | Open source copyleft software license |
| HPC | High Performance Computing | Parallel or vectorized computing on large computing infrastructure |
| HELCOM | Helsinki Commission | Baltic marine environment protection commission |
| HLRN | Norddeutscher Verbund für Hoch- und Höchstleistungsrechnen | German HPC facility |
| HZG | Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht | German national research facility |
| ICE | Internal Compiler Error | Error indicating a problem in the compiler |
| IO | Input/Output | Input and output routines or concept |
| IOW | Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemünde | Institute for Baltic Sea research |
| KFKI | Kuratorium für Forschung im Küsteningenieurwesen | Association of German federal and state coastal agencies |
| KMU | Kleine und Mittlere Unternehmen | Small and Medium Enterprise |
| KüNO | Küstenforschung für Nord- und Ostsee | The German Federal coastal research funding scheme |
| MAECS | Model for Adaptive Ecosystems in Coastal Seas | FABM submodel |
| MCT | Modular Coupling Toolkit | Parallel coupling software |
| MESSy | Modular Earth Submodel System | Process coupling infrastructure |
| MOM | Modular Ocean Model | Ocean circulation model |
| MOSSCO | MOdular System for Shelf and Coastal Seas | BMBF project and software framework |
| MPI | Message Passing Interface | Communication standard for parallel execution |
| NOAA | National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration | United States agency |
| NOAH | North Sea Observation and Assessment of Habitats | KüNO project |
| NPZD | Nutrients Phytoplankton Zooplankton Detritus | Four compartment description of marine food webs |
| NUOPC | National Unified Operational Prediction Capability | Coordination agreement between NOAA and department of defense |
| Acronym | Full name | Description |
| OASIS | | coupler software |
| ODE | Ordinary Differential Equation | Equation to be integrated with a solver in a numerical model |
| OMEXDIA | | 1D model of C, N, O diagenesis in marine sediment |
| OMEXDIA-P | | diagenetic model plus phosphorous |
| PET | Persistent Execution Thread | Element of an ESMF VM |
| PI | Principal Investigator | Scientific leader of a project |
| PDF | Portable Document Format | Layout-preserving document format |
| SECOS | Service of Sediments in German Coastal Seas | KüNO project |
| STopP | Sediment to Top Predator | KüNO project |
| SPM | Suspended Particulate Matter | Inorganic and organic particles in the water column |
| SWAN | Simulating Waves Nearshore | Wave model developed by Deltares |
| VM | Virtual Machine | ESMF memory abstraction |
| WAM | Wave Atmospheric Model | Wave model |
| YAML | Yaml Ain't Markup Language | Recursive acronym for simple structured documents |
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