| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRAS | CIMSS Regional Assimilation System |
| SSEC | Space Science And Engineering Center |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| GEWEX | Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP) |
| WUPPE | Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment |
| GARS | GOES Archive And Retrieval System |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency (Japan) |
| ACRIM | Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS) |
| CSBT | Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature |