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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.
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Remote sensing
base-height ratio
Earth science; Remote sensing
Air base divided by aircraft height. This ratio determines vertical exaggeration on stereo models.
pulse
Earth science; Remote sensing
Short burst of electromagnetic radiation transmitted by a radar antenna.
gossan
Earth science; Remote sensing
Surface occurrence of iron oxide formed by the weathering of metallic sulfide ore minerals.
radiant temperature
Earth science; Remote sensing
Concentration of the radiant flux from a material. Radiant temperature is the kinetic temperature multiplied by the emissivity to the one-fourth power.
passive microwaves
Earth science; Remote sensing
Radiation in the 1 mm to 1 m range emitted naturally by all materials above absolute zero.
scan line
Earth science; Remote sensing
Narrow strip on the ground that is swept by IFOV of a detector in a scanning system.
