| Acronym | Meaning |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency Of Japan |
| LNRS | Laser Nonresonant Shadowgraphy |
| RSSC-CPA | Real-space-scattering Cluster Coherent Potential Approxn. |
| AMS | Alpha Methyl Styrene |
| RFPS | Radio-frequency Plasma Spraying |
| MARIS | Mississippi Automated Resource Information System |
| LICS | Laser-induced Continuum Structure |
| RT-PCR | Reverse Transcription-polymerase Chain Reaction |
| AQCCT | Air Quality Criteria And Control Techniques |
| SPADA | Simulation Program For Air Dust Concentration Analysis |