| Acronym | Meaning |
| NPOESS | National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
| ADEOS | ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |
| AERI | Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (launch |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |
| AMSU | Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS) |
| AIRS | Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| CCR | Center For Climatic Research (IES) |