| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMAPP | International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| XBSS | X-ray Background Survey Spectrometer |
| VISAD | Visualization For Algorithm Development |
| KB/S | Kilobits Per Second |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| MODIS-N | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS) |
| MISR | Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS) |