| Acronym | Meaning |
| BFFAR | Benthic Foraminifera Accumulation Rate |
| SDME | Static Mercury Drop Electrode |
| CEAREX | Coordinated Eastern Arctic Experiment |
| VPEEM | Valence Band Photoemission Electron Microscopy |
| SFE | Stacking Fault Energy |
| MESA | Maximum Entropy Spectral Analysis |
| ARDS | Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| FBA | First Born Approximation |
| SCANIIR | Surface Composition Analysis By Neutral And Ion Impact Radiation |
| CJII | Canadian Joint Implementation Initiative [with Regard To Greenhouse Gas Control] |