| Acronym | Meaning |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| JSC | Johnson Space Center (NASA |
| EM | ElectroMagnetic |
| GASP | GOES Aerosol Smoke Product |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| CPC | Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center) |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| EOS | Earth Observing System |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| S-HIS | Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder |