| Acronym | Meaning |
| LRIR | Limb Radiance Inversion (or Infrared) Radiometer |
| NEC | Nippon Machines |
| SSB | Single Sideband |
| ISLSCP | International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project |
| CBSS | Change Board Support System |
| EMR | Electronic Mail Registration |
| EOC | EOS Operations Center |
| MCC | Mesoscale Convective Complex |
| ERS-II | European Research Satellite |
| BEJ | Best Expert Judgment |