| Acronym | Meaning |
| OCTS | Ocean Color And Temperature Sensor |
| MMI | Man-machine Interface |
| PED | Potential Energy Distribution |
| GICS | Grants Information And Control System |
| BIXE | Bombardment-induced X-ray Emission |
| ESPT | Excited-state Proton Transfer |
| RNRA | Resonant Nuclear Reaction Analysis |
| TSA | Toluenesulfonic Acid |
| GFDL | Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory |
| SIA | Stepwise Isothermal Analysis |