| Acronym | Meaning |
| KM | Kilometer |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| V | Volts |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| HZ | Hertz |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |
| IMG | Interferometric Monitor For Greenhouse Gases |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |