| Acronym | Meaning |
| ESMR | Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer |
| PV | PhotoVoltaic |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| TMR | TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS) |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |
| UV | UltraViolet |
| MODIS | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (EOS) |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| AVHRR | Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |