| Acronym | Meaning |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| MODIS-N | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS) |
| SHARP | Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (NASA) |
| EPS | European Polar Satellite |
| UHF | Ultra High Frequency |
| ADEOS | ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |
| CAC | Climate Analysis Center |