| Acronym | Meaning |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| C | Centigrade |
| ERS | ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) |
| CH4 | Methane |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |