| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| GASP | GOES Aerosol Smoke Product |
| M | Meter(s) |
| LIDAR | LIght Detection And Ranging |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| CONUS | CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| SSU | Stratospheric Sounding Unit (TOVS) |
| EARTHKAM | Earth Knowledge Acquired By Middle-schoolers |
| WINCE | WINter Cloud Experiment |