| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| HSRL | High Spectral Resolution Lidar |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| HSB | Humidity Sounder For Brazil |
| DCS | Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites) |
| ERSC | Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES) |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| ACRIM | Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS) |