| Acronym | Meaning |
| ODPAS | Optically Detected Photoacoustic Spectroscopy |
| ACRE | Automatic Climatological Recording Equipment |
| BODIPY | Dipyrrometheneboron Difluoride |
| FOA | Frozen Orbital Approximation |
| SPE | Solid Phase Epitaxy |
| SCS | Soil Conservation Service |
| ODC | Orientation Distribution Coeffs. |
| GRIP | Greenland Ice Core Project |
| MFC | Multi-function Controller |
| CME | Center For Marine Exploration |