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Acronym
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Definition
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AIRS
|
Atmospheric Infrared Sounder
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AMSU
|
Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit
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AVHRR
|
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
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CHRPT
|
Color High Resolution Picture Transmission
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EOS
|
Earth Observing System
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FY
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Fengyun (Chinese satellite series)
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GAC
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Global Area Coverage
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GMS
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Geostationary Meteorological Satellite
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GOES
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Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
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HiRID
|
High Resolution Image Data
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HIRS
|
High resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder
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HRPT
|
High Resolution Picture Transmission
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IR
|
InfraRed
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LAC
|
Local Area Coverage
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MODIS
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MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
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MSG
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Meteosat Second Generation
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MSI
|
MultiSpectral Imagery
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MSU
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Microwave Sounding Unit
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MTSAT
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Multi-functional Transport SATellite
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MVISR
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Multichannel Visible and InfraRed Scan Radiometer
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NIR
|
Near InfraRed
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NOAA
|
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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POES
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Polar Operational Environmental Satellite
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S-VISSR
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Stretched Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
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SEVIRI
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Spinning Enhanced Visible and InfraRed Imager
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TIP
|
TIROS Information Processor
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VAS
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VISSR Atmospheric Sounder
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VHRR
|
Very High Resolution Radiometer
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VIS
|
VISible
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VISSR
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Visible and Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer
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WV
|
Water Vapor
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