| Acronym | Meaning |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| CRAS | CIMSS Regional Assimilation System |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| DOIT | Department Of Information Technology (UW-MSN) |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| ADEOS | ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| SSEC | Space Science And Engineering Center |
| COMET | Cooperative Program For Operational Meteorology Education And Training (NOAA And UCAR) |