| Acronym | Meaning |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite |
| UV | UltraViolet |
| MISR | Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS) |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| IMG | Interferometric Monitor For Greenhouse Gases |
| NCAR | National Center For Atmospheric Research |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment (EOS) |
| ESE | Earth Science Enterprise (NASA) |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| TOVS | TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |