| Acronym | Meaning |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| ATOVS | Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (EOS) |
| TMR | TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS) |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS) |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| CCR | Center For Climatic Research (IES) |
| GASP | GOES Aerosol Smoke Product |
| MB/S | Megabytes Per Second |