| Plat | Platform Description |
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| ADEOS | Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (MIDORI) |
| Aura | Aura satellite |
| balloon | Gondola balloon |
| Cit N77ND | Citation aircraft, UND N77ND |
| DC-8 717 | DC-8 aircraft, NASA ARC 717 |
| DC-8 817 | DC-8 aircraft, NASA DFRC 817 |
| ER-2 706 | ER-2 aircraft, NASA ARC 706 |
| ER-2 809 | ER-2 aircraft, NASA DFRC 809 |
| ERS2 | European Remote Sensing Satellite 2 |
| GOES-10 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 10 |
| GOES-12 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 12 |
| GOES-8 | Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 8 |
| ground | Ground station, fixed location |
| model | Mathematical model |
| NOAA-12 | NOAA-12 polar-orbiting environmental satellite |
| NOAA-16 | NOAA-16 polar-orbiting environmental satellite |
| P-3 587 | P-3 aircraft, USN NRL 587 |
| Proteus | Proteus aircraft |
| rocket | Sounding rocket |
| sonde | Small balloon, expendable instrument package |
| SPOT-4 | SPOT-4 satellite |
| TO N83NX | Twin Otter aircraft, USN CIRPAS N83NX |
| UARS | Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite |
| WB-57 926 | WB-57 aircraft, NASA JSC 926 |