| Acronym | Meaning |
| IMG | Interferometric Monitor For Greenhouse Gases |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| HIRES | HIgh RESolution |
| LAKE-ICE | Lake-Induced Convection Experiment |
| VISAD | Visualization For Algorithm Development |
| FTS | Fourier Transform Spectrometer (HIS |
| AO&SS | Atmospheric |
| V | Volts |
| OSSE | Office Of Space Science Education (SSEC) |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite |