| Acronym | Meaning |
| ATOVS | Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| HIRS | High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| ER-2 | Earth Resources (plane) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment (EOS) |
| EM | ElectroMagnetic |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
| OAO | Orbiting Astronomical Observatory |