| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSS | Multispectral Scanner |
| AIR | Aerosol Ionic Redistribution |
| CVP | Colloidal Vibration Potential |
| RPC | Reversed-phase Chromatography |
| BAL | Bronchoalveolar Lavage |
| IABO | International Association Of Biological Oceanography (ICSU) |
| SASF | Straight Anisotropic Single-mode Fiber |
| MVO | Modified Virtual Orbital |
| AMT | Audio-magneto-telluric Method |
| ESD | Environmental Services Division (US EPA) |