| Acronym | Meaning |
 | ERBS | Earth Radiation Budget Satellite |
 | AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |
 | AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
 | ITS | Interferometer Thermal Sounder (HIS) |
 | ESSA | Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA) |
 | HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
 | KB/S | Kilobits Per Second |
 | M | Meter(s) |
 | SDS | Satellite Data Services |
 | LAWS | Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (EOS) |