| Acronym | Meaning |
| HADES | High Activity Disposal Exptl. Site [for Radioactive Waste] |
| EDW | Electron Density Wave |
| PSD | Post-source Decay |
| ANPP | Aboveground Net Primary Production |
| SGFM | Surface Green Function Matching (method In Calcn. Of Electronic And Phonon Properties Of Crystal Surfaces And Interfaces) |
| LSTH | Liu-Siegbahn-Truhlar-Horowitz (potential-energy Surface) |
| CPB | Coupled Pressure Bars |
| DSPB | Distorted-wave Strong-potential Born (approxn.) |
| WBG | Wide-band Gap |
| NSSTC | National Space Science And Technology Center |