| Acronym | Meaning |
| SQUID | Superconducting Quantum Interference Device |
| ATOFMS | Aerosol Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry |
| STA | Science And Technology Agency (Japan) |
| MGED | Microarray Gene Expression Database |
| SPADE | Stratospheric Photochemistry |
| DASP | Discontinuous Activated Sludge Process |
| POAM | Polar Ozone And Aerosol Measurements |
| TPA | Terephthalic Acid |
| VLDL | Very Low Density Lipoprotein |
| SHR | Selective Hybrid Reduction |