Satellite Meterology Acronyms

Alphabetical Listing of Satellite Meterology Acronyms

• KM — Kilometer
• KSC — Kennedy Space Center
• LAKE-ICE — Lake-Induced Convection Experiment
• LASER — Light Amplification By Stimulated Emission of Radiation
• LAWS — Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (EOS)
• LED — Light Emitting Diode
• LIDAR — LIght Detection And Ranging
• M — Meter(s)
• MAMS — Multispectral Atmospheric Mapping Sensor
• MAS — MODIS Airborne Simulator
• MB — Millibar(s)
• MB OR MB — Megabytes (or Megabits)
• MB/S — Megabytes Per Second
• MCIDAS — Man Computer Interactive Data Access System
• METEOSAT — METEOrological SATellite (European)
• MHZ — MegaHertz
• MISR — Multi-angle Imaging Spectro-Radiometer (EOS)
• MLS — Microwave Limb Sounder (EOS)
• MODIS — MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (EOS)
• MODIS-N — MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Nadir (EOS)
• MOPITT — Measurements of Pollution In The Troposphere (EOS)
• MSG — Meteosat Second Generation
• MSL — Mean Sea Level
• MSLP — MSL Pressure
• MSS — Multi-Spectral Scanner
• NASA — National Aeronautics And Space Administration
• NASDA — National Space Development Agency (Japan)
• NCAR — National Center For Atmospheric Research
• NCDC — National Climatic Data Center
• NCEP — National Centers For Environmental Prediction (form. NMC; NWS Center)
• NESDIS — National Environmental Satellite
• NEXRAD — NEXt Generation RADar
• NOAA — National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
• NOAASIS — NOAA Satellite Information System
• NPOESS — National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
• NWS — National Weather Service (NOAA)
• OAO — Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
• OSO — Orbiting Solar Observatory
• OSS — Office of Space Science (NASA)
• OSSE — Office of Space Science Education (SSEC)
• PIFTS — Planetary Imaging Fourier Transform Spectrometer
• POES — Polar Operational Environmental Satellite
• PPM — Part Per Million
• PV — PhotoVoltaic
• RAOB — RAdiosonde OBservation
• S-HIS — Scanning High Resolution Interferometer Sounder
• SAB — Satellite Applications Branch (old. NESDIS)
• SAFIRE — Spectroscopy of The Atmosphere Using Far InfraRed Emission
• SAGE — Stratospheric Aerosol And Gas Experiment (EOS)
• SBUV — Solar Backscatter UltraViolet Radiometer (EOS)
• SDS — Satellite Data Services
• SHARP — Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (NASA)
• SSEC — Space Science And Engineering Center
• SSU — Stratospheric Sounding Unit (TOVS)
• STEP — Satellite Technology Education Program (WSGC)
• SWAMP — Science Working Group For The AM Platform (EOS)
• TES — Tropospheric Emission Spectrometer (EOS)
• TIROS — Television InfraRed Observation Satellite (POES)
• TMR — TOPEX Microwave Radiometer (EOS)
• TOS — TIROS Operational Satellite
• TOVS — TIROS Operational Vertical Sounder
• UFO — Unidentified Flying Object
• UHF — Ultra High Frequency
• UV — UltraViolet
• V — Volts
• VAS — VISSR Atmospheric Sounder (launch
• VIS5D — Visualization of Five-Dimensional Data
• VISAD — Visualization For Algorithm Development
• VISIT — Virtual Institute For Satellite Integration Training (NWS)
• VLF — Very Low Frequency
• WINCE — WINter Cloud Experiment
• WSGC — Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium
• WUPPE — Wisconsin Ultraviolet PhotoPolarimeter Experiment
• XBSS — X-ray Background Survey Spectrometer