| Acronym | Meaning |
| SOS | Southern Oxidant Study |
| EDXR | Energy Dispersive X-ray Reflectometry |
| GOMOS | Global Ozone Monitoring By Occultation Of Stars |
| UQ-NG | Uniform-quality (basis Set) Constructed With A Number (n) Of Gaussian (g) Functions |
| HAC | Hydrogen-assisted Cracking |
| QPCR | Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
| TDP | Total Dissolved Phosphorus |
| ALICE | Acid-labile Isotope-coded Extractants |
| MTBF | Mean Time Between Failure |
| UCMP | Unrestricted Compact Model Potential |