| Acronym | Meaning |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment |
| NCEP | National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center) |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |
| ENSO | El Ni?o/Southern Oscillation |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| AIRS | Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS) |
| CSBT | Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature |
| TIROS | Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES) |