| Acronym | Meaning |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| EARTHKAM | Earth Knowledge Acquired By Middle-schoolers |
| M | Meter(s) |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) |
| LIDAR | LIght Detection And Ranging |
| LAKE-ICE | Lake-Induced Convection Experiment |
| METEOSAT | METEOrological SATellite (European) |
| AERI | Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer |