| Acronym | Meaning |
| PF | Polar Front |
| MP-QMC | Model Potential-quantum Monte Carlo |
| HG-AAS | Hydride Generation-at. Absorption Spectroscopy |
| SPRKKR | Spin-polarized Relativistic Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker |
| NARSTO-NE-OP | North American Research Strategy For Tropospheric Ozone-Northeast Oxidant And Particle Study |
| VEELS | Valence Electron Energy-loss Spectroscopy |
| CBOD | Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand |
| CIRRUS-1A | Cryogenic IR Radiance Instrumentation For Shuttle |
| IWW | Industrial Wastewater |
| CGTB | Cellular And Genetic Toxicology Branch |