| Acronym | Meaning |
| ERSC | Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES) |
| OSS | Office Of Space Science (NASA) |
| LAKE-ICE | Lake-Induced Convection Experiment |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| WINCE | WINter Cloud Experiment |
| ATOVS | Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| ERS | ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |