| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |
| UV | UltraViolet |
| DORIS | Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS) |
| SWAMP | Science Working Group For The AM Platform (EOS) |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| WINCE | WINter Cloud Experiment |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |