| Acronym | Meaning |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment (EOS) |
| AO&SS | Atmospheric |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory (a NOAA ERL) |
| WSGC | Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
| VISAD | Visualization For Algorithm Development |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| AMSU | Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS) |
| MB | Millibar(s) |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |