| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATM | Analytic Tetrahedron Method (for Brillouin-zone Integrals And Electron Spin Densities) |
| CTE | Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion |
| POGO | Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory |
| MIPAES | Microwave-induced Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry |
| SRXRF | Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Fluorescence |
| EDEC | Equal Distances Equal Charges Model |
| OUR | Oxygen Uptake Or Utilization Rate |
| AMI | Active Microwave Instrument |
| NRCC | National Research Council Of Canada |
| HAN | Hydroxylamine Nitrate (salt) |