| Acronym | Meaning |
| WINCE | WINter Cloud Experiment |
| IES | Institute For Environmental Studies (UW) |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS) |
| TOS | TIROS Operational Satellite |
| GAC | Global Area Coverage |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ER-2 | Earth Resources (plane) |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| CSBT | Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature |