| Acronym | Meaning |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center (NASA |
| SWAMP | Science Working Group For The AM Platform (EOS) |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |
| ACRIM | Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS) |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| NPOESS | National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
| LAKE-ICE | Lake-Induced Convection Experiment |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| DCS | Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites) |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |