| Acronym | Meaning |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS) |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) |
| ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) |
| BIT | Binary Digit |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observing System |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| CCR | Center For Climatic Research (IES) |