| Acronym | Meaning |
| MSLP | MSL Pressure |
| CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
| CSBT | Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature |
| CAC | Climate Analysis Center |
| AU | Astronomical Unit |
| MODIS-N | MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS) |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| H2O | Water (vapor) |
| BIBEX | Biomass Burning Experiment |
| TIROS | Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES) |