| Acronym | Meaning |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| DCS | Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites) |
| NOAASIS | NOAA Satellite Information System |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| HRIR | High Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| NPOESS | National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |