| Acronym | Meaning |
| SHARP | Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (NASA) |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| OSS | Office Of Space Science (NASA) |
| AIRS | Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS) |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| APP | AVHRR Polar Pathfinder |
| DOIT | Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN) |
| COMET | Cooperative Program For Operational Meteorology Education And Training (NOAA And UCAR) |