| Acronym | Meaning |
| EES | Earth & Environmental Science |
| DOT | Department Of Transportation |
| LRIR | Limb Radiance Inversion (or Infrared) Radiometer |
| PPS | Public Products Service |
| GDS | GeoMet Data Services |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| ZDR | Differential Reflectivity |
| ASE | Amplified Spontaneous Emission |
| SAVE | Stratospheric Aerosol Validation Experiment |
| EMU | Electromotive Unit |