| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| NEXRAD | NEXt Generation RADar |
| PPM | Part Per Million |
| OSS | Office Of Space Science (NASA) |
| ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) |
| STEP | Satellite Technology Education Program (WSGC) |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| ERSC | Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES) |