| Acronym | Meaning |
| CERES | Clouds And The Earth's Radiant Energy System (EOS) |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| AO&SS | Atmospheric |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| EUMETSAT | EUropean Organization For The Exploitation Of METeorological SATellites |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |