| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| CRIS | Cross-track Infrared Sounder |
| TMR | TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS) |
| TOS | TIROS Operational Satellite |
| SDS | Satellite Data Services |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| IMG | Interferometric Monitor For Greenhouse Gases |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment |
| MCIDAS | Man Computer Interactive Data Access System |
| ATOVS | Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |