| Acronym | Meaning |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| CRIS | Cross-track Infrared Sounder |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| PV | PhotoVoltaic |
| MB/S | Megabytes Per Second |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |
| CERES | Clouds And The Earth's Radiant Energy System (EOS) |
| FSL | Forecast Systems Laboratory (a NOAA ERL) |
| TIROS | Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES) |