| Acronym | Meaning |
| POEM | Physical Oceanography Of The Eastern Mediterranean |
| GEOS | General Earthquake Observation System |
| LCICD | Liquid Crystal Induced Circular Dichroism |
| ICACGP | International Commission On Atmospheric Chemistry And Global Pollution |
| EMI | Enriched Mantle Component 1 (of S. R. Hart |
| ETA | Eigenstructure Tracking Analysis |
| LIPS | Laser-induced Plasma Spectroscopy |
| PLC | Polymer Liquid Crystal |
| RBM | Rigid Band Model |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |