| Acronym | Meaning |
| HCP | Hexagonal Close Packed |
| APAES | Appearance Potential Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| TDGC/MS | Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography/mass Spectrometry |
| ROBK2 | Relativistic Second-order Oppenheimer-Brinkman-Kramers (in Ion-scattering Calcns.) |
| SHAPE | Simulation Of Human Activity And Pollution Exposure |
| ASM | Advanced Scavenging Model (for Air Pollution) |
| ROV | Remotely Operated Vehicle |
| IGGE | Institute Of Geophysical And Geochemical Exploration |
| FODLS | Fiber Optic Dynamic Light Scattering |
| EDA | European Desalination Association |