| Acronym | Meaning |
| AES | Atomic Emission Spectroscopy |
| BRC | Basic Regulatory Control |
| OPC | Ordinary Portland Cement |
| SSC | Sudden Storm Commencement (magnetic Storm) |
| PAGE | Policy Analysis Of The Greenhouse Effect |
| GTCP | Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program |
| PRESS | Point Resolved Spectroscopy |
| ADMS | Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling System |
| ADAP | Angular Distribution Of Annihilating Photons |
| MTEL | Maximum Tolerable Exposure Levels |