| Acronym | Meaning |
| MAS | MODIS Airborne Simulator |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| ASPT | Advanced Satellite Products Team (NOAA/ORA) |
| KB/S | Kilobits Per Second |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
| OSSE | Office Of Space Science Education (SSEC) |
| ACRIM | Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS) |
| SHARP | Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (NASA) |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |