| Acronym | Meaning |
| GCDIS | Global Change Data And Information System |
| DAD | Diode Array Detector |
| SFMS | Sector Field Mass Spectrometry |
| SDA | Strand Displacement Amplification |
| ELCD | Electrolytic Conductivity Detection |
| SALS | Small-angle Light Scattering |
| RUSLE | Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (erosion Model) |
| STI | Shallow Trench Isolation |
| SMBC | Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon |
| OPM | Open Path Monitors (air Pollution Sensors) |