| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research (USA) |
| IBS | Ion Beam Sputtering |
| STEAM | Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange And Climate Monitor |
| RBCODUR | Readily Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand Uptake Rate |
| CNTD | Chemical Nucleated Thermal Deposition |
| EPACML | Environmental Protection Agency's Composite Landfill Model |
| TC/MS | Thermal Chromatography/mass Spectrometry |
| CTTS | Classical T Tauri Star |
| CLC | Cholesteric Liquid Crystal |
| HLA | Human Leukocyte Antigen |