| Acronym | Meaning |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| WSGC | Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
| ERS | ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
| PV | PhotoVoltaic |
| HIRES | HIgh RESolution |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (EOS) |
| KM | Kilometer |
| XBSS | X-ray Background Survey Spectrometer |
| IMAPP | International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |