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
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