| Acronym | Meaning |
| LMP | Laser Microprobe |
| ASTRAP | Advanced Statistical Trajectory Regional Air Pollution Model |
| NASO | Nasmyth Adaptive Optics System |
| NIPR | National Institute Of Polar Research |
| INID | Internationally Agreed Numbers For The Identification Of Data |
| ISRE | Interferon-stimulated Response Element |
| CLSM | Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy |
| APDI | Anisotropic Point-dipole Interaction (model For Calcg. Long-range Intermol. Dispersion Forces) |
| EDRF | Endothelium-derived Relaxing Factor |
| RRGM | Recursive Residue Generation Method |