| Acronym | Meaning |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| ABS | Advanced Baseline Sounder |
| ADEOS | ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |
| GAC | Global Area Coverage |
| MSG | Meteosat Second Generation |
| LAKE-ICE | Lake-Induced Convection Experiment |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| HSB | Humidity Sounder For Brazil |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| DOIT | Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN) |