| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFMMP | Advanced Field Monitoring Methods Program |
| BS | Backscattering Spectroscopy |
| MIDAS | Microimaging Dust Analysis System |
| SPIO | Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide |
| RPCR | Restricted Principal Component Regression |
| CNES | Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Center) |
| WMTADS | Waste Management Technology Analysis Decision Support |
| AEM | Acoustic Emission Monitoring |
| ICSU | International Council Of Scientific Unions |
| LEEM | Low-energy Electron Microscopy |