| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| OSS | Office Of Space Science (NASA) |
| LIDAR | LIght Detection And Ranging |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| HIRDLS | HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| GAC | Global Area Coverage |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |