| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPO | National Program Office |
| MESA | Mass Concentration Extinction Size Analyzer |
| SCM | Subsurface Chlorophyll Maximum |
| SAS | Statistical Anal. System |
| QSTLS | Quantum Singwi-tosi-land-sjolander (theory |
| EET | Electronic Energy Transfer |
| IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
| CAM | Complex Angular Momentum (for Rotationally Inelastic Scattering) |
| HERL | Health Effects Research Laboratory |
| CCA | Coupled-cluster Approach |