| Acronym | Meaning |
| ACC | Antarctic Circumpolar Current |
| VCSEL | Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser |
| WAS | Whole Air Sampler |
| MLPCA | Maximum Likelihood Principal Component Analysis |
| IRIS | Integrated Risk Information System |
| EFG GTO | Electric Field Gradient Gaussian-type Orbital |
| BSDF | Bidirectional Scatter Distribution Function |
| ALIPS | Automated Laser-Induced Phosphorimeter System |
| INDO/S | Intermediate Neglect Of Differential Overlap Screened Approxn. |
| BOREAS | Boreal Ecosystem - Atmosphere Exchange Study |