| Acronym | Meaning |
| ER-2 | Earth Resources (plane) |
| GLOBE | Global Learning And Observations To Benefit The Environment |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ABS | Advanced Baseline Sounder |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| LIDAR | LIght Detection And Ranging |
| ERSC | Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES) |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time (repl. By UTC) |
| HZ | Hertz |