| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIERS | Polarized Infrared External Reflection Spectroscopy |
| AOS | Alpha Olefin Sulfonate (surfactant) |
| DFP | Diisopropyl Fluorophosphate |
| DRUM | Davis Rotating-drum Universal-size-cut Monitoring [cascade Impactor] Sampler |
| GDC | Global Drifter Center (of WOCE Data System) |
| QC-SCF | Quadratically Convergent SCF (for Closed-shell Systems) |
| LSDFT | Local Spin Density Functional Theory |
| THCP | Total Hazard Control Plan |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| TMV | Thermal Modulation Voltammetry |