| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCM2 | Community Climate Model Version 2 |
| BOFS | Biogeochemical Ocean Flux Study (UK) |
| FASEB | Federation Of American Societies For Experimental Biology |
| POM | Projection-operator Method |
| SUTRA | Saturated Unsaturated Transport Model |
| AEE | Adverse Environmental Effect |
| ADST | Average Daily Soil Temperature |
| NCTR | National Center For Toxicological Research |
| DHFR | Dihydrofolate Reductase |
| NOONS | Natural Orbitals Occupation Numbers |