| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| COMET | Cooperative Program For Operational Meteorology Education And Training (NOAA And UCAR) |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) |
| WINCE | WINter Cloud Experiment |
| EM | ElectroMagnetic |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |