| Acronym | Meaning |
| MOLIERE (V5) | Microwave Observation LIne Estn. And Retrieval |
| NOM | Natural Organic Matter |
| SPADA | Simulation Program For Air Dust Concentration Analysis |
| VCD | Vibrational Circular Dichroism |
| ADIOS | Asian Dust Inputs To The Ocean System |
| PTGF | Perturbative-type Green Function |
| PKD | Protein Kinase D |
| CDS | Compliance Data System (US EPA Air Database) |
| JCBN | IUPAC-IUB Joint Commission On Biochemical Nomenclature |
| HNGF | Human Nerve Growth Factor |