| Acronym | Meaning |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| WINCE | WINter Cloud Experiment |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS) |
| MSS | Multi-Spectral Scanner |
| MCIDAS | Man Computer Interactive Data Access System |
| GEWEX | Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP) |
| EUMETSAT | EUropean Organization For The Exploitation Of METeorological SATellites |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| NWS | National Weather Service (NOAA) |