| Acronym | Meaning |
| MISR | Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS) |
| KB/S | Kilobits Per Second |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory (a NOAA ERL) |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| XBSS | X-ray Background Survey Spectrometer |
| V | Volts |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| TMR | TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS) |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |