| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSS | Multi-Spectral Scanner |
| HIRES | HIgh RESolution |
| ESOC | European Satellite Operations Center |
| AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| HIRIS | HIgh-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (EOS) |
| GARS | GOES Archive And Retrieval System |
| ATOVS | Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder |
| MB/S | Megabytes Per Second |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |