| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPS | European Polar Satellite |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ERS | ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| BIBEX | Biomass Burning Experiment |
| DORIS | Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS) |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |
| DOIT | Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN) |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |