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

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