| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (launch |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| DORIS | Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS) |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
| SWAMP | Science Working Group For The AM Platform (EOS) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| EM | ElectroMagnetic |
| IRIS | Infrared Radiation Interferometer Spectrometer (1960s) |
| BIBEX | Biomass Burning Experiment |