Satellite Meterology Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Satellite Meterology Acronyms

• ABBA — Automated Biomass Burning Algorithm
• ABI — Advanced Baseline Imager
• ABS — Advanced Baseline Sounder
• AC — Alternating Current
• ACRIM — Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor (EOS)
• ADEOS — ADvanced Earth Observing Satellite (Japan)
• AERI — Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Interferometer
• AIRS — Atmospheric InfraRed Sounder (EOS)
• AMRIR — Advanced Medium Resolution Infrared Radiometer
• AMS — American Meteorological Society
• AMSU — Advanced Microwave Sounder Unit (EOS)
• AO&SS — Atmospheric
• AOS — (Department Of) Atmospheric And Oceanic Sciences
• AOT — Aerosol Optical Thickness
• APP — AVHRR Polar Pathfinder
• ASPT — Advanced Satellite Products Team (NOAA/ORA)
• ASTER — Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission And Reflection Radiometer (EOS)
• ATOVS — Advanced TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
• AU — Astronomical Unit
• AURA — Association of Universities For Research In Astronomy
• AVHRR — Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
• AVIRIS — Airborne Visible InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (JPL)
• BIBEX — Biomass Burning Experiment
• BIT — Binary Digit
• C — Centigrade
• CAC — Climate Analysis Center
• CCR — Center For Climatic Research (IES)
• CD-ROM — Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
• CERES — Clouds And The Earth’s Radiant Energy System (EOS)
• CFC — ChloroFluoroCarbon
• CH4 — Methane
• CIMSS — Cooperative Institute For Meteorological Satellite Studies
• COMET — Cooperative Program For Operational Meteorology Education And Training (NOAA And UCAR)
• COMSAT — COMmunications SATellite
• CONUS — CONtinental (or CONterminus) United States
• CPC — Climate Prediction Center (NWS Center)
• CRAS — CIMSS Regional Assimilation System
• CRIS — Cross-track Infrared Sounder
• CSBT — Clear-Sky Brightness Temperature
• DCS — Data Collection System (NOAA Polar Orbiting Satellites)
• DOIT — Department of Information Technology (UW-MSN)
• DORIS — Doppler Orbitography And Radiopositioning Integrated By Satellite (EOS)
• DXS — Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer
• EARTHKAM — Earth Knowledge Acquired By Middle-schoolers
• ECMWF — European Centre For Medium-range Weather Forecasts
• EDC — EROS Data Center
• EM — ElectroMagnetic
• ENSO — El Ni?o/Southern Oscillation
• EOS — Earth Observing System
• EOSDIS — Earth Observing System Data And Information System
• EPA — Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.)
• EPS — European Polar Satellite
• ER-2 — Earth Resources (plane)
• ERBE — Earth Radiation Budget Experiment
• ERBS — Earth Radiation Budget Satellite
• EROS — Earth Resources Observing System
• ERS — ESA Remote Sensing Satellite
• ERSC — Environmental Remote Sensing Center (IES)
• ESE — Earth Science Enterprise (NASA)
• ESMR — Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer
• ESOC — European Satellite Operations Center
• ESSA — Environmental Science Services Administration (preceded NOAA)
• ESSP — Earth System Science Pathfinder Mission (ESSP)
• EUMETSAT — EUropean Organization For The Exploitation of METeorological SATellites
• FLAMBE — Fire Locating And Monitoring of Burning Emissions
• FSL — Forecast Systems Laboratory (a NOAA ERL)
• FTS — Fourier Transform Spectrometer (HIS
• GAC — Global Area Coverage
• GARS — GOES Archive And Retrieval System
• GASP — GOES Aerosol Smoke Product
• GEOSAT — GEOdetic SATellite
• GEWEX — Global Energy And Water Cycle EXperiment (WCRP)
• GIFTS — Geosynchronous Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer
• GLOBE — Global Learning And Observations To Benefit The Environment
• GMS — Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
• GMT — Greenwich Mean Time (repl. By UTC)
• GOES — Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
• GPS — Global Positioning System
• H2O — Water (vapor)
• HIMSS — HIgh-resolution Microwave Spectrometer Sounder
• HIRDLS — HIgh-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (EOS)
• HIRES — HIgh RESolution
• HIRIS — HIgh-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (EOS)
• HIRS — High-resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
• HIS — High-resolution Interferometer Sounder
• HRIR — High Resolution Infrared Radiometer
• HSB — Humidity Sounder For Brazil
• HSRL — High Spectral Resolution Lidar
• HST — Hubble Space Telescope
• HZ — Hertz
• IES — Institute For Environmental Studies (UW)
• IMAPP — International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package
• IMG — Interferometric Monitor For Greenhouse Gases
• IRIS — Infrared Radiation Interferometer Spectrometer (1960s)
• ITOS — Improved Television And Infrared Observation Satellite (1970s)
• ITS — Interferometer Thermal Sounder (HIS)
• JPL — Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• JSC — Johnson Space Center (NASA
• K — Kilo
• KB/S — Kilobits Per Second