| Acronym | Meaning |
| GERM | Geochem. Earth Ref. Model |
| OCOS | Orbital Charge-ordering State |
| NEGF | Nonequilibrium Green Function |
| EERL | Eastern Environmental Research Laboratory |
| INDO/2-HP | INDO/2-hole Potential |
| GAGP | Generalized Antisymmetrized Geminal Power (wave Function) |
| DEHP | Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate |
| DEM | Digital Elevation Model |
| GOOMEX | The Gulf Of Mexico Offshore Operations Monitoring Expt. |
| CEM | Conventional Electron Microscope |