| Acronym | Meaning |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| COMET | Cooperative Program For Operational Meteorology Education And Training (NOAA And UCAR) |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| MSS | Multi-Spectral Scanner |
| DORIS | Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS) |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |