| Acronym | Meaning |
| WSGC | Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| SAB | Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS) |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| ABS | Advanced Baseline Sounder |
| MISR | Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS) |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| H2O | Water (vapor) |
| NCDC | National Climatic Data Center |
| GEWEX | Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP) |