| Acronym | Meaning |
| CCR | Center For Climatic Research (IES) |
| PV | PhotoVoltaic |
| HSB | Humidity Sounder For Brazil |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (launch |
| ERSC | Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES) |
| EUMETSAT | EUropean Organization For The Exploitation Of METeorological SATellites |
| MCIDAS | Man Computer Interactive Data Access System |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |