| Acronym | Meaning |
| DEGM | Degenerate Electron Gas Model |
| IRSL | IR Stimulated Luminescence |
| LEEM | Low-energy Electron Microscopy |
| LEAFS | Laser-Excited Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry |
| SCAPS | Site Characterization And Analysis Penetrometer System |
| TSA | Thermal Swing Adsorption |
| DPSS | Diode-pumped Solid-state |
| TAD | Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (of Sewage Sludge) |
| TADAP | Transport And Deposition Of Acidifying Pollutants (European Environmental Model) |
| IGPP | Institute Of Geophysics And Planetary Physics |