| Acronym | Meaning |
| CERCLIS | Comprehensive Environmental Response |
| CHICO | Compact Heavy-ion Counter |
| STW | Surface Transverse Wave |
| NARSTO | North American Research Strategy For Tropospheric Ozone |
| SVET | Scanning Vibrating Electrode Technique |
| SPIES | Surface Penning Ionization Electron Spectroscopy |
| NSE | Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation |
| IMAPS | Interstellar Medium Absorption Profile Spectrograph |
| SAPRC | Statewide Air Pollution Research Center |
| SSC | Sudden Storm Commencement (magnetic Storm) |