| Acronym | Meaning |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| MB/S | Megabytes Per Second |
| S-HIS | Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| LIDAR | LIght Detection And Ranging |
| HIMSS | HIgh-resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| HIRIS | HIgh-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (EOS) |