| Acronym | Meaning |
| UV | UltraViolet |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| HIRS | High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| K | Kilo |
| MB/S | Megabytes Per Second |
| AMSU | Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS) |
| AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |
| EPS | European Polar Satellite |
| VISAD | Visualization For Algorithm Development |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |