| Acronym | Meaning |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| SAB | Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS) |
| BIBEX | Biomass Burning Experiment |
| IMAPP | International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package |
| METEOSAT | METEOrological SATellite (European) |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory (a NOAA ERL) |
| XBSS | X-ray Background Survey Spectrometer |
| ABI | Advanced Baseline Imager |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |