| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| GARS | GOES Archive And Retrieval System |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |
| MODIS-N | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS) |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |