Acronym

Description

Satellite

ABI

Advanced Baseline Imager (onboard GOES-16)

GOES

Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite

GOES-16

Designation of the first satellite in the GOES R series after reaching geostationary orbit

GOES-R series

A 4-satellite program extending the availability of the operational GOES satellite system through 2036

JPSS

Joint Polar Satellite System

NPOESS

National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System

RGB

Red-Green-Blue composite satellite product

S-NPP

Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership

VIIRS

Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite

Other

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

NOAA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NWS

National Weather Service

RFC

River Forecast Center

USACE

United States Army Corps of Engineers

UCAR

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

USAID

U.S. Agency for International Development

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture