| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIVIS | Multispectral IR And Visible Imaging Spectrometer |
| FAES | Flame Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| DRS | Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| SBD | Schottky-barrier Diode |
| ICACGP | International Commission On Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution |
| TC/MS | Thermal Chromatography/mass Spectrometry |
| TFR | Thin Film Resonator |
| HVT | Hypervirial Theory |
| VLBA | Very Long Baseline Array |
| UCAS-SCF | Unrestricted Complete Active Space Self-consistent Field |