| Acronym | Meaning |
| ITOS | Improved Television And Infrared Observation Satellite (1970s) |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS) |
| C | Centigrade |
| GEOSAT | GEOdetic SATellite |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| H2O | Water (vapor) |
| S-HIS | Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |
| SAB | Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS) |