| Acronym | Meaning |
| PV | PhotoVoltaic |
| K | Kilo |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| S-HIS | Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| ITS | Interferometer Thermal Sounder (HIS) |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |