| Acronym | Meaning |
| INID | Internationally Agreed Numbers For The Identification Of Data |
| ZERI | Zero Emissions Research Initiative |
| P-T-T-D | Pressure-temperature-time-deformation Path (for Metamorphic Rocks) |
| CARIBIC | Civil Aircraft For Remote Sensing And In Situ Measurements In Troposphere And Lower Stratosphere Based On The Instrumentation |
| DLTS | Deep-level Transient Spectroscopy |
| GCAM | Global Change Assessment Modeling |
| TFEL | Thin-film Electroluminescence |
| NIRS | National Inorganics And Radionuclides Survey |
| CLC | Clean Lakes Clearinghouse |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome |