| Acronym | Meaning |
| DOIT | Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN) |
| HIRDLS | HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| EARTHKAM | Earth Knowledge Acquired By Middle-schoolers |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ENSO | El Ni?o/Southern Oscillation |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |
| AIRS | Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS) |
| CH4 | Methane |
| AMSU | Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS) |