| Acronym | Meaning |
| GMT | Greenwich Mean Time (repl. By UTC) |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (EOS) |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite |
| S-HIS | Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| PPM | Part Per Million |