| Acronym | Meaning |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| SWAMP | Science Working Group For The AM Platform (EOS) |
| DOIT | Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN) |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| TOS | TIROS Operational Satellite |
| HST | Hubble Space Telescope |
| MSS | Multi-Spectral Scanner |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |