| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRAS | CIMSS Regional Assimilation System |
| NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite |
| MAMS | Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor |
| MOPITT | Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS) |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| MSLP | MSL Pressure |
| HIS | High-resolution Interferometer Sounder |
| RAOB | RAdiosonde OBservation |
| TES | Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS) |
| V | Volts |