Earth science

Earth science

Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.

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stereo model

Earth science; Remote sensing

Three-dimensional visual impression produced by viewing a pair of overlapping images through a stereoscope.

raster pattern

Earth science; Remote sensing

Pattern of horizontal lines swept by an electron beam across the face of a CRT that constitute the image display.

thermography

Earth science; Remote sensing

Medical applications of thermal IR images. Images of the body, called thermograms, have been used to detect tumors and monitor blood circulation.

antenna

Earth science; Remote sensing

Device that transmits and receives microwave and radio energy in radar systems.

Doppler shift

Earth science; Remote sensing

A change in the observed frequency of EM or other waves caused by the relative motion between source and detector. Used principally in the generation of synthetic-aperture radar ...

parallel-polarized

Earth science; Remote sensing

Describes a radar pulse in which the polarization of the return is the same as that of the transmission. Parallel-polarized images may be HH (horizontal transmit, horizontal ...