| Acronym | Meaning |
| DID | Dipole-induced-dipole (in Mol. Polarizabilities Calcn.) |
| HCD | Hollow Cathode Discharge |
| ESA | Electron Stimulated Adsorption |
| ICISS | Impact Collision Ion Scattering Spectroscopy |
| EFA | Envelope Function (i.e. |
| CSD | Charge State Distribution |
| SOLVE | SAGE III Ozone Loss And Validation Experiment |
| NIWA | National Institute For Water And Atm. Research [New Zealand] |
| CMP | Compact Model Potential |
| IAPSO | International Association For The Physical Sciences Of The Ocean (ICSU) |