| Acronym | Meaning |
| AFLP | Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism |
| HIRDLS | High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder |
| ACOPS | UK Advisory Committee Of Oil Pollution Of The Sea |
| WSOC | Water-soluble Organic Carbon |
| CA | Cellulose Acetate |
| SAGE II | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Expt. II |
| AAEM | Advanced Analytical Electron Microscope |
| SO | Stieltjes Orbitals (for Mol. Photoionization Continua) |
| HRFS | High-resolution Fluorescence Spectroscopy |
| EEW | Epoxy Equivalent Weight |