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Remote sensing
The process of using aerial sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth both on the surface, and in the atmosphere and oceans by means of propagated signals.
Industry: Earth science
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contrast
Earth science; Remote sensing
The ratio between the energy emitted or reflected by an object and its immediate surroundings.
ultraviolet (UV)
Earth science; Remote sensing
Ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum ranging in wavelengths from 0. 01 to 0. 4m.
Skylab
Earth science; Remote sensing
U. S. Earth-orbiting workshop that housed three crews of three astronauts in 1973 and 1974.
radar scattering coefficient
Earth science; Remote sensing
A measure of the back-scattered energy from a target with a large area. Expressed as the average radar cross section per unit area in decibels (dB). It is the fundamental measure of the radar ...
harmonic
Earth science; Remote sensing
Refers to waves in which the component frequencies are whole number multiples of the fundamental frequency.
sonar
Earth science; Remote sensing
Acronym for sound navigation ranging. Sonar is an active form of remote sensing that employs sonic energy to image the seafloor.
