Acronyms
| ATBD | Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document |
| BUV | Backscattered UltraViolet |
| DOAS | Differential Optical Absorbtion Spectroscopy |
| DU | Dobson Unit |
| EP | Earth Probe instrument |
| ESDT | Earth Science Data Type |
| GOME | Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment |
| GOME-2 | Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 |
| HDF | Hierarchical Data Format |
| HDF-EOS | Hierarchical Data Format - Earth Observing System |
| IDL | Interactive Data Language |
| KNMI | Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute) |
| M3 | Meteor 3 instrument |
| MODIS | MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
| N7 | Nimbus 7 instrument |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| OMI | Ozone Monitoring Instrument |
| OMPS | Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite |
| OMSAO | OMI/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory |
| OSST | OMI Science Support Team |
| PGE | Product Generation Executive/Executable |
| SBUV | Solar Backscatter UltraViolet instrument |
| TOMS | Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer |
| UV | UltraViolet |