| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ADEOS | ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| LAKE-ICE | Lake-Induced Convection Experiment |
| KSC | Kennedy Space Center |
| NEXRAD | NEXt Generation RADar |