| Acronym | Meaning |
| GASP | GOES Aerosol Smoke Product |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS) |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| METEOSAT | METEOrological SATellite (European) |
| AERI | Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency (Japan) |