| Acronym | Meaning |
| GOES | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |
| HIMSS | HIgh-resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder |
| METEOSAT | METEOrological SATellite (European) |
| CONUS | CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States |
| NEXRAD | NEXt Generation RADar |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) |