| Acronym | Meaning |
| CAPS | Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence |
| ECP-CPP | Effective Core Potential (augmented By)-core Polarization Potential |
| IDIMS | Interactive Digital Image Manipulation System |
| LSDFT | Local Spin Density Functional Theory |
| YFP | Yellow Fluorescent Protein |
| TRI | Toxic Release Inventory |
| DLAS | Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy |
| FIM | Field-Ion Microscopy |
| SUVR | Solar Ultraviolet Radiation |
| ADST | Average Daily Soil Temperature |