| Acronym | Meaning |
| DFA | Detrended Fluctuation Analysispar |
| MIS 5 | Marine Isotope Substage 5e |
| STARS | Strategic Targeting Activities Reporting System |
| FSCE | Free-solution Capillary Electrophoresis |
| ODP | Ozone Depletion Potential |
| ALRSS | Advanced Land Remote Sensing System |
| SAM | Scanning Auger Microscopy |
| TMDSC | Temperature-modulated Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| FMD | Foot And Mouth Disease |
| PREM | Preliminary Ref. Earth Model |