| Acronym | Meaning |
| OSSE | Office Of Space Science Education (SSEC) |
| GARS | GOES Archive And Retrieval System |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| S-HIS | Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| MCIDAS | Man Computer Interactive Data Access System |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| HIRDLS | HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center (NASA |