| Acronym | Meaning |
| IFREMER | Institut Francais Re'checche Pour L'Exploitation De La Mer |
| LOICZ | Land-Ocean Interactions In The Coastal Zone |
| CAP | Corporate Affiliates Program |
| EROC | Ecological Rates Of Change |
| AMS | Accelerator Mass Spectrometer |
| HMS | Hungarian Meteorological Service |
| BRAVE | Boeing Robotic Air Vehicle |
| IUTAM | International Union Of Theoretical And Applied Mechanics |
| ASI | Advanced Simulation Initiative |
| EESI | Environment & Energy Study Institute |