| Acronym | Meaning |
| QENS | Quasielastic Neutron Scattering |
| TDL | Tunable Diode Laser |
| GCA | Generator Coordinate Approxn. |
| GRIN | Graded Index |
| TTO | Transient Tracers In The Ocean |
| EMPA | Electron Microprobe Analysis |
| HFET | Highway Fuel Economy Test |
| GASH | Guanidine Aluminum Sulfate Hexahydrate |
| DIU | Data Information Unit (of WOCE Data System) |
| NETD | Noise Equiv. Temp. Difference |