| Acronym | Meaning |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |
| AVIRIS | Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL) |
| SAGE | Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment (EOS) |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level |
| EUMETSAT | EUropean Organization For The Exploitation Of METeorological SATellites |
| MHZ | MegaHertz |
| CRAS | CIMSS Regional Assimilation System |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| OSO | Orbiting Solar Observatory |