| Acronym | Meaning |
| SHEBA | Surface Heat Budget Of Arctic Ocean |
| CDP | Cytidine 5'-diphosphate |
| EIMP | Energy Independent Model Pseudopotential |
| PLIRRA | Pollution Liability Insurance And Risk Reduction Act |
| NCSRP | National Contaminated Sites Remediation Program |
| PI | Polydispersity Index |
| AEFCA | All-electron Frozen-core Approximation |
| HNPCC | Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Carcinoma |
| CDHS | California Department Of Health Services |
| TOGA | Tropical Oceans And Global Atmosphere |