| Acronym | Meaning |
| SCC-IEH | Self-consistent Charge-iterative Extended Hueckel |
| APS | Autocorrelation Photon Spectroscopy |
| LLS | Laser Light Scattering |
| BATS | Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme |
| CNDO/F | Complete Neglect Of Differential Overlap/force |
| GOOMEX | The Gulf Of Mexico Offshore Operations Monitoring Expt. |
| TSNIGRI | Research Center Of The Institute For Geol. Exploration Of Base And Precious Metals (Russia) |
| MINDAP | Microwave-induced Nitrogen Discharge At Atmospheric Pressure |
| OCEPA | Office Of Communications |
| BRS | Bibliographic Retrieval System |