| Acronym | Meaning |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| CRAS | CIMSS Regional Assimilation System |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| IES | Institute For Environmental Studies (UW) |
| V | Volts |
| ER-2 | Earth Resources (plane) |
| SWAMP | Science Working Group For The AM Platform (EOS) |