| Acronym | Meaning |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite |
| IES | Institute For Environmental Studies (UW) |
| GAC | Global Area Coverage |
| SAB | Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS) |
| NWS | National Weather Service (NOAA) |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS) |
| COMET | Cooperative Program For Operational Meteorology Education And Training (NOAA And UCAR) |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| MSG | Meteosat Second Generation |