| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMOS | Automatic Meteorological Observation System |
| ITOS | Improved Tiros Operational Satellite |
| EEI | Edison Electric Institute |
| IAG | Instrumentation Advisory Group |
| HP | Horse Power |
| JERS-1 | Japanese Earth Resources Sensing Satellite 1 |
| CB | Meteorological Symbol |
| ARI | Alternate Rod Insertion |
| STP | Solar Terrestrial Physics |
| PASJ | Publications Of The Astronomical Society Of Japan |