| Acronym | Meaning |
| MRO | Medium Range Order |
| CV | Coeff. Of Variation |
| PARP | Poly ADP-ribose Polymerase |
| MACSP | Marine Analytical Chemistry Standards Program |
| AESOP | Automated Electronic System For Ocean Pollution |
| NIRF | Near-infrared Fluorescence |
| FOPIM | First Order Perturbation Iteration Method |
| VCE | Vapor Cloud Explosion |
| EKLF | Erythroid Kruppel-like Factor |
| DDF | Depth Distribution Function |