| Acronym | Meaning |
| AERI | Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| MISR | Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS) |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| EROS | Earth Resources Observing System |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| KM | Kilometer |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency (Japan) |