| Acronym | Meaning |
| ER-2 | Earth Resources (plane) |
| HIRDLS | HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| IRIS | Infrared Radiation Interferometer Spectrometer (1960s) |
| CONUS | CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States |
| JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| LED | Light Emitting Diode |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| OSS | Office Of Space Science (NASA) |
| HIRES | HIgh RESolution |