| Acronym | Meaning |
| ICMA | Immunochemiluminometric Assay |
| ASTEX | Atlantic Stratus Transition Experiment |
| COIL | Chem. Oxygen-iodine Laser |
| AEAPS | Auger-electron Appearance-potential Spectroscopy |
| EBC | Eastern Boundary Current |
| APCE | Air Pollution Control Equipment |
| DSS | Deep Seismic Sounding |
| RHFS | Restricted Hartree-Fock-Slater |
| ITO | Indium Tin Oxide (gas Sensor |
| SERRS | Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Spectroscopy |