| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRIS | Cross-track Infrared Sounder |
| EOSDIS | Earth Observing System Data And Information System |
| UV | UltraViolet |
| PIFTS | Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer |
| POES | Polar Operational Environmental Satellite |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| VAS | VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (launch |
| ERBE | Earth Radiation Budget Experiment |
| MLS | Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS) |
| LASER | Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission Of Radiation |