| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESMR | Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (launch |
| AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |
| NCEP | National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center) |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| EDC | EROS Data Center |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center (NASA |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |