| Acronym | Meaning |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| DOIT | Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN) |
| CRAS | CIMSS Regional Assimilation System |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| ERS | ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| KM | Kilometer |
| NOAASIS | NOAA Satellite Information System |
| IRIS | Infrared Radiation Interferometer Spectrometer (1960s) |
| MODIS | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (EOS) |