| Acronym | Meaning |
| LDF | Local Density Functional |
| ISAST | Irreversible Sorption Affected Solute Transport [model] |
| GRACE | Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment |
| LC-ESI-MS/MS | Liq. Chromatog.-electrospray Ionization-tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| MAGICC | Model For The Assessment Of Greenhouse-gas Induced Climate Change |
| MSM | Multishell Method |
| RCIS | Resource Center Information System |
| SWA | Slow-wave Activity |
| SRPES | Synchrotron Radiation Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| TQEM | Total Quality Environmental Management |