| Acronym | Meaning |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| ERS | ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| EARTHKAM | Earth Knowledge Acquired By Middle-schoolers |
| KB/S | Kilobits Per Second |
| ADEOS | ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |
| ACRIM | Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS) |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |