| Acronym | Meaning |
| AMSU | Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS) |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment (EOS) |
| ASPT | Advanced Satellite Products Team (NOAA/ORA) |
| NASDA | National Space Development Agency (Japan) |
| AMRIR | Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| NWS | National Weather Service (NOAA) |
| VLF | Very Low Frequency |
| ADEOS | ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan) |