| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPL | National Physical Laboratory |
| ADIOS | Asian Dust Inputs To The Ocean System |
| PPT | Parts Per Trillion |
| CV-MCHF | Core-valence Correlation-multiconfiguration Hartree-Fock |
| MODIS | Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
| ABPA | Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis |
| POPCORN | Photo-Oxidant Formation By Plant Emitted Compds. And OH Radicals In North-Eastern Germany |
| FERST | Facility For Environmental Remote Sensing And Test |
| ZSM | Zeolite Socony Mobil |
| CMF | Colloid Metal Film |