| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSI | Water Sediment Interface |
| SERI | Solar Energy Research Institute |
| BIOMOVS | Biosphere Model Validation Study |
| PDG | Patent Documentation Group |
| AFOSR | Air Force Office Of Scientific Research (USA) |
| FAAS | Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy |
| QUPID | Quantum Path Integral (mol.) Dynamics (method In Mol. Calcns.) |
| PMC | Percent Modern Carbon |
| SCAR | Scientific Committee On Antarctic Research |
| PSIT | Plasma Source Ion Trap |