| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| SAFIRE | Spectroscopy Of The Atmosphere Using Far InfraRed Emission |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (launch |
| MODIS-N | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS) |
| EUMETSAT | EUropean Organization For The Exploitation Of METeorological SATellites |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| AERI | Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer |
| NEXRAD | NEXt Generation RADar |
| MB | Millibar(s) |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |