| Acronym | Meaning |
| RODAC | Regional Ocean Dumping Advisory Committee |
| PADS | Photoacoustic Deflection Spectroscopy |
| GIOS | Generalized Infinite Order Sudden |
| NOE | Nuclear Overhauser Effect (NMR) |
| RDNP | Reverse Differential Normal Pulse |
| MODULUS | Methods Of Determining And Understanding Light Elements From Unequivocal Stable Isotope Compositions |
| HIF | Hypoxia Inducible Factor |
| PPM | Parts Per Million |
| NBO | Natural Bond Order |
| FLC | Ferroelec. Liq. Crystal |