| Acronym | Meaning |
| CDOM | Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter |
| ICES | International Council For The Exploration Of The Sea |
| DBR | Distributed Bragg Reflector |
| NAMS | National Air Monitoring Station |
| SOLVE | SAGE III Ozone Loss And Validation Experiment |
| ADP | Auger Depth Profiling |
| ITCZ | Intertropical Convergence Zone (of Seawater) |
| RIR | Reference-intensity Ratio |
| RSF | Relative Sensitivity Factor |
| FY | Fiscal Year |