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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Earth science; Remote sensing

One of a series of equal intervals in a range of data, most commonly employed to describe the divisions in a histogram.

specific heat

Earth science; Remote sensing

The ratio of the heat capacity of unit mass of a material to the heat capacity of unit mass of water.

silver halide

Earth science; Remote sensing

Silver salts that are especially sensitive to visible light and convert to metallic silver when developed.

reflected energy peak

Earth science; Remote sensing

Wavelength (0. 5mm) at which maximum amount of energy is reflected from the earth's surface.

real-aperture radar

Earth science; Remote sensing

Radar system in which azimuth resolution is determined by the transmitted beam width, which is in turn determined by the physical length of the antenna and by the wavelength.