| Acronym | Meaning |
| SGWD | Submarine Groundwater Discharge |
| OCT | Optical Coherence Tomography |
| RAIRS | Reflection/absorption Infrared Spectroscopy |
| GCOS | Global Climate Observing System (WMO |
| MOSC | Metal-oxide-semiconductor Capacitor |
| ESC | Environmental Stress Cracking |
| DDM | Decoupled Direct Method |
| NZRPA | Normalized Zero-range Potential Approxn. |
| LLRD | Long-lived Radioactive Dust |
| WLM | Working Level Month (for Radiation Exposure) |