| Acronym | Meaning |
| PAZ | Protective Action Zone |
| NIWR | National Institute For Water Research (South Africa) |
| OEP | Odd-even (alkane/carbon) Predominance (geology) |
| LAT | Linker For Activation Of T Cells |
| CAU | Carbon Adsorption Unit |
| GCSOLAR | Green Cross Solar V1.1 |
| AEROCE | Atmosphere-Ocean Chemistry Experiment |
| PROX | Preferential CO Oxidn. |
| CPF | Carcinogenic Potency Factor |
| DIAL | Differential Absorption Lidar (laser Radar Sensing) |