| Acronym | Meaning |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
| CONUS | CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| NEXRAD | NEXt Generation RADar |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| MODIS-N | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS) |
| NWS | National Weather Service (NOAA) |