| Acronym | Meaning |
| RISE | Radiative Inputs From Sun To Earth |
| BZR | Benzodiazepine Receptor |
| FLN | Fluorescence Line Narrowing |
| SAMPL | Selective Amplification Of Microsatellite Polymorphic Loci |
| ERE | Estrogen-responsive Element |
| IAHR | International Association For Hydraulic Research |
| NPS | National Park Service (US) |
| SRFA | Suwanee River Fulvic Acid |
| PIRAS | Polarized Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy |
| RTPCR | Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction |