| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPIC | Erosion-productivity Impact Calculator |
| QIOS | Quantum Infinite-order Sudden (method For Collisions) |
| TRPO | Trialkylphosphine Oxide |
| ISEE | International Society For Environmental Epidemiology |
| IAES | Ion Excited Auger Electron Spectroscopy |
| PWSB | Plane-wave Second Born |
| RAMS | Regional Air Monitoring System |
| SADT | Self Accelerating Decomposition Temperature |
| TDPAD | Time Differential Perturbed Angular Distribution |
| BRDF | Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function |