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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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anomaly
Earth science; Remote sensing
An area on an image that differs from the surrounding, normal area. For example, a concentration of vegetation within a desert scene constitutes an anomaly.
image striping
Earth science; Remote sensing
A defect produced in line scanner and pushbroom imaging devices produced by the non-uniform response of a single detector, or amongst a bank of detectors. In a line-scan image ...
cathode ray tube (CRT)
Earth science; Remote sensing
A vacuum tube with a phosphorescent screen on which images are displayed by an electron beam.
smooth criterion
Earth science; Remote sensing
In radar, the relationship between surface roughness, depression angle, and wavelength that determines whether a surface will scatter the incident radar pulse in a smooth or ...
vidicon
Earth science; Remote sensing
An imaging device based on a sheet of transparent material whose electrical conductivity increases with the intensity of EM radiation falling on it. The variation in conductivity ...
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