| Acronym | Meaning |
| CRIS | Cross-track Infrared Sounder |
| EUMETSAT | EUropean Organization For The Exploitation Of METeorological SATellites |
| GMS | Geostationary Meteorological Satellite |
| ASTER | Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS) |
| V | Volts |
| AMS | American Meteorological Society |
| LAKE-ICE | Lake-Induced Convection Experiment |
| VISIT | Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS) |
| MB/S | Megabytes Per Second |
| AURA | Association Of Universities For Research In Astronomy |