| Acronym | Meaning |
| TACT | Trans Alaska Crustal Transect |
| NQI | Nuclear Quadrupole Interaction |
| IRFPA | IR Focal Plane Array |
| MOFT | Minimum Oil Film Thickness |
| TBP | Tributyl Phosphate |
| SOTE | Standard Oxygen Transfer Efficiency (of Aeration Diffusers) |
| ADO | Average Dipole Orientation |
| SFRC | Spruce-Fir Research Cooperative |
| MCK | Muscle Creatine Kinase |
| PFU | Plaque-forming Units |