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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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Remote sensing
negative photograph
Earth science; Remote sensing
Photograph on film or paper in which the relationship between bright and dark tones is the reverse of that of the features on the terrain.
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)
Earth science; Remote sensing
Geostationary satellite used to communicate between ground receiving stations and satellite such as Landsat.
thermal model
Earth science; Remote sensing
Mathematical expression that relates thermal and other physical properties of a material to its temperature. Models may be used to predict temperature for given properties and conditions.
Mercury
Earth science; Remote sensing
U. S. program of one-man, earth-orbiting spacecraft in 1962 and 1963.
roughness
Earth science; Remote sensing
In radar, the average vertical relief of a small-scale irregularities of the terrain surface. Also called surface roughness.
