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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

Tie-point

Earth science; Remote sensing

A point on the ground which is common to two images. Several are used in the coregistration of images.

Modulate

Earth science; Remote sensing

To vary the frequency, phase, or amplitude of electromagnetic waves.

Cut off

Earth science; Remote sensing

The digital number in the histogram of a digital image which is set to zero during contrast stretching. Usually this is a value below which atmospheric scattering makes a major contribution.

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.

Additive primary colours

Earth science; Remote sensing

Blue, green, and red. philtres of these colours transmit the primary colour of the philtre and absorb the other two colors.

Reflected energy peak

Earth science; Remote sensing

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

Travel time

Earth science; Remote sensing

In radar, the time interval between the generation of a pulse of microwave energy and its return from the terrain.

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