| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPS | European Polar Satellite |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| NPOESS | National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
| ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| HIRDLS | HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| ERSC | Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES) |