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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absorption band

Earth science; Remote sensing

Wavelength interval within which electromagnetic radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere or by other substances.

corner reflector

Earth science; Remote sensing

Cavity formed by two or three smooth planar surfaces intersecting at right angles. Electromagnetic waves entering a corner reflector are reflected directly back toward the ...

digitizer

Earth science; Remote sensing

Device for scanning an image and converting it into numerical format.

redundancy

Earth science; Remote sensing

Information on an image which is either not required for interpretation or cannot be seen. Redundancy may be spatial or spectral. The term also refers to multispectral data ...