| Acronym | Meaning |
| TIROS | Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES) |
| AOT | Aerosol Optical Thickness |
| NOAASIS | NOAA Satellite Information System |
| CD-ROM | Compact Disc-Read Only Memory |
| PV | PhotoVoltaic |
| C | Centigrade |
| ERS | ESA Remote Sensing Satellite |
| COMSAT | COMmunications SATellite |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |