| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| MB/S | Megabytes Per Second |
| AO&SS | Atmospheric |
| ITS | Interferometer Thermal Sounder (HIS) |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| IES | Institute For Environmental Studies (UW) |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| HIRES | HIgh RESolution |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite |