| Acronym | Meaning |
| HARVARD | Harvard/Smithsonian Center For Astrophysics |
| CDIAC | Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center |
| FWQC | Federal Water Quality Criteria |
| SIE | Scale Interation Equipment |
| ACWA | American Clean Water Association |
| RDA | Remote Database Access |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy |
| F | Fahrenheit |
| GWP | Global Warming Potential |
| ESPIRIT | European Strategic Programme For R&D In Information Technology |