| Acronym | Meaning |
| SS | Stainless Steel |
| ATOC | Acoustic Thermometry Of Ocean Climate |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| AMP | Adenosine 5'-monophosphate |
| DAC | Derived Air Concentration |
| GIWA | Global International Waters Assessment |
| PDI | Polarization-division Interferometry |
| CCEA | Conventional Combustion Environmental Assessment |
| DBTT | Ductile-to-brittle Transition Temperature |
| PA | Photoinduced Absorption |