| Acronym | Meaning |
| K | Kilo |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (EOS) |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| XBSS | X-ray Background Survey Spectrometer |
| HSRL | High Spectral Resolution Lidar |
| CCR | Center For Climatic Research (IES) |
| CONUS | CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |