| Acronym | Meaning |
| CLOT | Carbon Layer Open Tubular (column) |
| MCTDH/BSE | MCTDH (with) Basis Set Expansion |
| WSD | Water Saturation Deficit |
| RATL | Risk Analysis Testing Laboratory |
| ASTROS | Automated Structural Optimization System |
| PMC | Percent Modern Carbon |
| NOD | Nitrogenous Oxygen Demand |
| SGCR | Subcommittee Global Change Research |
| ASHOE | Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment |
| MES | Methyl Ester Sulfonates (surfactants) |