| Acronym | Meaning |
| PV | PhotoVoltaic |
| EPS | European Polar Satellite |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ITS | Interferometer Thermal Sounder (HIS) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| H2O | Water (vapor) |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |