| Acronym | Meaning |
 | FTS | Fourier Transform Spectrometer (HIS |
 | AERI | Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer |
 | SAB | Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS) |
 | ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
 | MCIDAS | Man Computer Interactive Data Access System |
 | ENSO | El Ni?o/Southern Oscillation |
 | ABI | Advanced Baseline Imager |
 | MISR | Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS) |
 | MAS | MODIS Airborne Simulator |
 | HIRES | HIgh RESolution |