| Term | Description |
| Station:Bottom | |
| Station:Surface:Towed | |
| Station:Land:Deployed | |
| Station:Surface | |
| Station:Bottom:Lowered | |
| Station:WaterColumn:Released | Associated with expendable probes such as XBTs, XCTDs, XCPs. |
| Station:Bottom:Deployed | |
| Flight | |
| Station:Bottom:Recovered | |
| Launch | |
| Dive | A submersible dive event |
| Station:WaterColumn:Recovered | |
| Station:WaterColumn | |
| Line | |
| Station:Surface:Deployed | |
| Station:WaterColumn:Lowered | |
| Station:Bottom:Towed | |
| Station:Land | |
| Station:Bottom:Serviced | |
| Station:WaterColumn:Towed | |
| Station:WaterColumn:Deployed | |
