| Acronym | Meaning |
| AESA | Atmospheric Effects Of Stratospheric Aircraft |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| CDOM | Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter |
| ANPRM | Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking |
| CFRP | Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic |
| EMIS | Environmental Management Information System |
| WLF | Williams-Ferry-Landel [viscosity Math. Relation/parameter] |
| SALSA | Scoring Algorithm For Spectral Analysis |
| SCTDA | Separated Channel Tamm-Dancoff Approxn. |
| RIOS | Reactive Infinite-order Sudden (at.-mol. Reactive Collisions) |