| Acronym | Meaning |
| DIC | Dissolved Inorganic Carbon |
| GSI | Gonadosomatic Index |
| NACSN | North American Commission On Stratigraphic Nomenclature |
| CHERS | Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy |
| PES | Potential Energy Surface |
| NDP | Neutron Depth Profiling |
| USGE | Ultrathin Slab Gel Electrophoresis |
| LMW | Low Molecular Weight |
| ATLEED | Automated Tensor Low-energy Electron Diffraction |
| SAPHIR | Spectrometer Arrangement For Photon Induced Reactions |