| Acronym | Meaning |
| LAOES | Laser Ablation Optical Emission Spectroscopy |
| SAPHIR | Spectrometer Arrangement For Photon Induced Reactions |
| ARAC | Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability |
| PREVENT | Pacific Northwest Regional Visibility Expt. Using Natural Tracers |
| WBG | Wide-band Gap |
| AFRICA | Asbestos Fiber Regular Informal Counting Arrangement |
| SBS | Society For Biomolecular Screening |
| NAT | Nitric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol) |
| EPXMA | Electron Probe X-ray Microanalysis |
| DCXD | Double Crystal X-ray Diffraction |