| Acronym | Meaning |
| MIRAGE | Migration Of Radioisotopes In The Geosphere |
| DEXAFS | Dispersive Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure |
| ACOIN | Australian Core Inventory |
| SPPES | Spin Polarized Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| SAXRD | Small-angle X-ray Diffraction |
| ARM | Area Radiation Monitoring |
| NBOD | Nitrogenous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| IAG | International Association Of Geodesy |
| EPFM | Elasto-plastic Fracture Mechanics |
| VCC-IOS | Vibrational Close-coupling-(rotational) Infinite-order Sudden (for Inelastic Mol. Collisions Calcns.) |