| Acronym | Meaning |
| USBM | US Bureau Of Mines |
| BCPC | British Crop Protection Council |
| ATCA | Australia Telescope Compact Array |
| AS | Absorption Spectroscopy |
| PETN | Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate |
| IRSL | IR Stimulated Luminescence |
| PTS | Position-tagged Spectroscopy |
| UAPSP | Utility Acid Precipitation Study Program |
| SSF | Space Station Freedom |
| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |