| Acronym | Meaning |
| IAHS | International Association Hydrological Sciences |
| BRAVO | Big Bend Regional Aerosol And Visibility Observational Study |
| DFM | Dynamic Force Microscopy |
| LDF | Laser Doppler Flowmetry |
| ASNT | American Society For Nondestructive Testing |
| UFC | Uniform Fire Code |
| CCGM | Cabrera-Celli-Goodman-Manson (at. Scattering Theory) |
| POC | Product Of Combustion |
| LEL | Lowest Effect Level |
| NMDR | Nuclear Magnetic Double Resonance |