| Acronym | Meaning |
| OGCM | Oceanic General Circulation Model |
| ETS | External Transcribed Spacer |
| SACM | Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model |
| BGS | Below Ground Surface |
| GOFS | Global Ocean Flux Study |
| HTXRD | High-temperature X-ray Diffraction |
| APECS | Auger Photoelectron Coincidence Spectroscopy |
| SMD | Sauter Mean Diameter |
| SRS | Symmetrized Rayleigh-Schroedinger (perturbation Theory) |
| ICAM | Integrated Climate Assessment Model |