| ACRONYM | DESCRIPTION | URL-email |
| CNR | Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche | www.cnr.it |
| IGM | Istituto per la Geologia Marina CNR | www.igm.bo.cnr.it |
| MURST | Ministero Unico Ricerca Scient. e Tecnologica | www.murst.it |
| PRISMA | Progetto Integrato per la Salvaguardia del Mare Adriatico (MURST) | www.prisma.rm.cnr.it |
| UNESCO | United Nations Scientific and cultural org. | www.unesco.org |
| IBCM | International Bathymetric Chart of the Mediterranean | www.nbi.ac.uk/bodc/gebco.html |
| GMT | Generic Mapping Tool | gmt.soest.hawaii.edu |
| DBMS | Data Base Management System | |
| PSU | Practical Salinity Unit (UNESCO) | |
| ROI | Region of Interest | |
| NaN | Not a Number |