| Acronym | Meaning |
| CME | Community Modelling Effort |
| CQED | Consortium For Quality Environmental Data |
| PSMS | Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry |
| FDDI | Fiber-Distributed Data Interface |
| CSGE | Conformation Sensitive Gel Electrophoresis |
| SAT | Sulfuric Acid Trihydrate (polar Stratosphere Cloud Aerosol) |
| QECISDTQ | Quadratic Size-extensive CISDTQ |
| MPL | Maximum Permitted Level |
| HMG | High Mobility Group |
| AMI | Active Microwave Instrument |