| Acronym | Meaning |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| HIRS | High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| OSSE | Office Of Space Science Education (SSEC) |
| AO&SS | Atmospheric |
| CSBT | Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature |
| EM | ElectroMagnetic |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| CH4 | Methane |
| LIDAR | LIght Detection And Ranging |