| Acronym | Meaning |
| AAEM | Advanced Analytical Electron Microscope |
| KRHF | Kramers Restricted Hartree-Fock |
| GIAXRD | Grazing Incidence Angle X-ray Diffraction |
| LISA | Lander For Ion-selective Analysis |
| DEIS | Draft Environmental Impact Statement |
| IRDO | Intermediate Retention Of Differential Overlap |
| SGFM | Surface Green Function Matching (method In Calcn. Of Electronic And Phonon Properties Of Crystal Surfaces And Interfaces) |
| CCG | Continental Collision Granitoids |
| AARC | Alliance For Acid Rain Control |
| MCV | Mesoscale Convective Vortex |