| Acronym | Meaning |
| MISR | Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS) |
| ECMWF | European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts |
| FLAMBE | Fire Locating And Monitoring Of Burning Emissions |
| MSLP | MSL Pressure |
| IES | Institute For Environmental Studies (UW) |
| CSBT | Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature |
| UFO | Unidentified Flying Object |
| VIS5D | Visualization Of Five-Dimensional Data |
| FTS | Fourier Transform Spectrometer (HIS |
| AOS | (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences |