| Acronym | Meaning |
| ES | Energy Sudden (approxn. In Scattering Calcns.) |
| QTCS | Quantum Theorem Of Corresponding States |
| AMSU | Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit |
| HCA | Hierarchical Cluster Analysis |
| DGGE | Denaturing-gradient Gel Electrophoresis |
| ICP-MS | Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry |
| TSCAP | Thermally Stimulated Capacitance |
| HSPF | Hydrological Simulation Program-Fortran |
| SAES | State Agricultural Experiment Stations |
| HFB | Hybrid Fluidized Bed |