| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIMSS | HIgh-resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder |
| CONUS | CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| SAB | Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS) |
| CPC | Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center) |
| WSGC | Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
| MSG | Meteosat Second Generation |
| DORIS | Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS) |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| GARS | GOES Archive And Retrieval System |