| Acronym | Meaning |
| TKN | Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen |
| CP-LSDA | Car-Parrinello Local Spin Density Functional |
| EFS | Event-free Survival |
| KOPRA | Karlsruhe Optimized And Precise Radiative Transfer Algorithm |
| ATMOS | Atmospheric Trace Molecule Spectroscopy |
| GTCP | Global Tropospheric Chemistry Program |
| MBESHO | Maximum Bond-energy Symmetry Hybrid Orbital |
| HITC | 1,1',3,3,3',3'-hexamethylindotricarbocyanaine Iodide |
| SMES | Superconductive Magnetic Energy Storage |
| GDC | Glow Discharge Cleaning |