| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIRES | HIgh RESolution |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |
| WSGC | Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium |
| CIMSS | Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies |
| ASPT | Advanced Satellite Products Team (NOAA/ORA) |
| TMR | TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS) |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| ESSP | Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP) |
| ABBA | Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |