| Acronym | Meaning |
| SU | Standard Unit |
| OCS | Outer Continental Shelf |
| BLS | Brillouin Light Scattering |
| RTRP | Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Pipe |
| TSP | Total Suspended Particles |
| ANA | Atm. Mesoscale Numerical Pollution Model |
| NSERC | Natural Sciences And Engineering Research Council (Canada) |
| ESA | European Space Agency |
| UARS | Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite |
| NMP | Nuclear Microprobe |