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74 relations: Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer, Algal bloom, Altimeter, Balanced flow, Bandwidth (computing), Boltzmann constant, Brightness temperature, Buoy, Chlorophyll a, Climate change, Coastal zone color scanner, Density, Drifter (oceanography), Earth ellipsoid, Eddy (fluid dynamics), El Niño–Southern Oscillation, Electromagnetic radiation, Electromagnetic spectrum, Emissivity, Envisat, European Remote-Sensing Satellite, European Space Agency, GeoEye, Geoid, GRACE and GRACE-FO, High-pass filter, Hyperspectral imaging, Infrared, Infrared window, Jason-1, Jason-3, Landsat 1, Microwave, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, Multispectral imaging, NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Nimbus 7, Normalized difference vegetation index, Observational techniques, Ocean, Oceanography, OSTM/Jason-2, Photoautotrophism, Planck constant, Planck's law, Polar orbit, Radar, Radiometer, Radiometry, ... Expand index (24 more) »
Advanced very-high-resolution radiometer
The Advanced Very-High-Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) instrument is a space-borne sensor that measures the reflectance of the Earth in five spectral bands that are relatively wide by today's standards.
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Algal bloom
An algal bloom or algae bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in freshwater or marine water systems.
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Altimeter
An altimeter or an altitude meter is an instrument used to measure the altitude of an object above a fixed level.
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Balanced flow
In atmospheric science, balanced flow is an idealisation of atmospheric motion.
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Bandwidth (computing)
In computing, bandwidth is the maximum rate of data transfer across a given path.
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Boltzmann constant
The Boltzmann constant is the proportionality factor that relates the average relative thermal energy of particles in a gas with the thermodynamic temperature of the gas.
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Brightness temperature
Brightness temperature or radiance temperature is a measure of the intensity of electromagnetic energy coming from a source.
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Buoy
A buoy is a floating device that can have many purposes.
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Chlorophyll a
Chlorophyll a is a specific form of chlorophyll used in oxygenic photosynthesis. It absorbs most energy from wavelengths of violet-blue and orange-red light, and it is a poor absorber of green and near-green portions of the spectrum. Chlorophyll does not reflect light but chlorophyll-containing tissues appear green because green light is diffusively reflected by structures like cell walls.
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Climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.
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Coastal zone color scanner
The coastal zone color scanner (CZCS) was a multi-channel scanning radiometer aboard the Nimbus 7 satellite, predominately designed for water remote sensing. Remote sensing (oceanography) and coastal zone color scanner are oceanography.
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Density
Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is a substance's mass per unit of volume.
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Drifter (oceanography)
A drifter (not to be confused with a float) is an oceanographic device floating on the surface to investigate ocean currents by tracking location.
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Earth ellipsoid
An Earth ellipsoid or Earth spheroid is a mathematical figure approximating the Earth's form, used as a reference frame for computations in geodesy, astronomy, and the geosciences.
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Eddy (fluid dynamics)
In fluid dynamics, an eddy is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime.
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El Niño–Southern Oscillation
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a global climate phenomenon that emerges from variations in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical Pacific Ocean.
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Electromagnetic radiation
In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EMR) consists of waves of the electromagnetic (EM) field, which propagate through space and carry momentum and electromagnetic radiant energy.
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Electromagnetic spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of electromagnetic radiation, organized by frequency or wavelength.
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Emissivity
The emissivity of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in emitting energy as thermal radiation.
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Envisat
Envisat ("Environmental Satellite") is a large Earth-observing satellite which has been inactive since 2012.
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European Remote-Sensing Satellite
European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS) was the European Space Agency's first Earth-observing satellite programme using a polar orbit.
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European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.
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GeoEye
GeoEye Inc. (formerly Orbital Imaging Corporation, or ORBIMAGE) was an American commercial satellite imagery company based in Herndon, Virginia.
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Geoid
The geoid is the shape that the ocean surface would take under the influence of the gravity of Earth, including gravitational attraction and Earth's rotation, if other influences such as winds and tides were absent.
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GRACE and GRACE-FO
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) was a joint mission of NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
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High-pass filter
A high-pass filter (HPF) is an electronic filter that passes signals with a frequency higher than a certain cutoff frequency and attenuates signals with frequencies lower than the cutoff frequency.
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Hyperspectral imaging
Hyperspectral imaging collects and processes information from across the electromagnetic spectrum. Remote sensing (oceanography) and Hyperspectral imaging are remote sensing.
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Infrared
Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.
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Infrared window
The infrared atmospheric window refers to a region of the infrared spectrum where there is relatively little absorption of terrestrial thermal radiation by atmospheric gases.
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Jason-1
Jason-1 was a satellite altimeter oceanography mission.
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Jason-3
Jason-3 is a satellite altimeter created by a partnership of the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), and is an international cooperative mission in which National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is partnering with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES, French space agency).
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Landsat 1
Landsat 1 (LS-1), formerly named ERTS-A and ERTS-1, was the first satellite of the United States' Landsat program.
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Microwave
Microwave is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than other radio waves (as originally discovered) but longer than infrared waves.
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Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a satellite-based sensor used for earth and climate measurements.
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Multispectral imaging
Multispectral imaging captures image data within specific wavelength ranges across the electromagnetic spectrum. Remote sensing (oceanography) and Multispectral imaging are remote sensing.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA) is a US scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
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Nimbus 7
Nimbus 7 (also called Nimbus G) was a meteorological satellite.
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Normalized difference vegetation index
The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is a widely-used metric for quantifying the health and density of vegetation using sensor data. Remote sensing (oceanography) and normalized difference vegetation index are remote sensing.
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Observational techniques
In marketing and the social sciences, observational research (or field research) is a social research technique that involves the direct observation of phenomena in their natural setting.
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Ocean
The ocean is the body of salt water that covers approx. Remote sensing (oceanography) and ocean are oceanography.
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Oceanography
Oceanography, also known as oceanology, sea science, ocean science, and marine science, is the scientific study of the ocean.
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OSTM/Jason-2
OSTM/Jason-2, or Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason-2 satellite, was an international Earth observation satellite altimeter joint mission for sea surface height measurements between NASA and CNES.
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Photoautotrophism
Photoautotrophs are organisms that can utilize light energy from sunlight and elements (such as carbon) from inorganic compounds to produce organic materials needed to sustain their own metabolism (i.e. autotrophy).
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Planck constant
The Planck constant, or Planck's constant, denoted by is a fundamental physical constant of foundational importance in quantum mechanics: a photon's energy is equal to its frequency multiplied by the Planck constant, and the wavelength of a matter wave equals the Planck constant divided by the associated particle momentum.
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Planck's law
In physics, Planck's law (also Planck radiation law) describes the spectral density of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a black body in thermal equilibrium at a given temperature, when there is no net flow of matter or energy between the body and its environment.
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Polar orbit
A polar orbit is one in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly another body such as the Moon or Sun) on each revolution.
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Radar
Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. Remote sensing (oceanography) and Radar are remote sensing.
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Radiometer
A radiometer or roentgenometer is a device for measuring the radiant flux (power) of electromagnetic radiation.
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Radiometry
Radiometry is a set of techniques for measuring electromagnetic radiation, including visible light.
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Reflectance
The reflectance of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in reflecting radiant energy.
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Refraction
In physics, refraction is the redirection of a wave as it passes from one medium to another.
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Remote sensing in archaeology
Remote sensing techniques in archaeology are an increasingly important component of the technical and methodological tool set available in archaeological research. Remote sensing (oceanography) and Remote sensing in archaeology are remote sensing.
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Remote sensing in geology
Remote sensing is used in the geological sciences as a data acquisition method complementary to field observation, because it allows mapping of geological characteristics of regions without physical contact with the areas being explored. Remote sensing (oceanography) and Remote sensing in geology are remote sensing.
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Satellite
A satellite or artificial satellite is an object, typically a spacecraft, placed into orbit around a celestial body.
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Scatterometer
A scatterometer or diffusionmeter is a scientific instrument to measure the return of a beam of light or radar waves scattered by diffusion in a medium such as air.
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Sea level rise
Between 1901 and 2018, the average sea level rise was, with an increase of per year since the 1970s. Remote sensing (oceanography) and sea level rise are oceanography.
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Sea surface temperature
Sea surface temperature (or ocean surface temperature) is the temperature of ocean water close to the surface. Remote sensing (oceanography) and Sea surface temperature are oceanography.
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Seasat
Seasat was the first Earth-orbiting satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth's oceans and had on board one of the first spaceborne synthetic-aperture radar (SAR).
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Sentinel-1
Sentinel-1 is the first of the Copernicus Programme satellite constellations conducted by the European Space Agency.
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Sentinel-2
Sentinel-2 is an Earth observation mission from the Copernicus Programme that acquires optical imagery at high spatial resolution (10 m to 60 m) over land and coastal waters.
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Sentinel-3
Sentinel-3 is an Earth observation heavy satellite series developed by the European Space Agency as part of the Copernicus Programme.
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Spatial resolution
In physics and geosciences, the term spatial resolution refers to distance between independent measurements, or the physical dimension that represents a pixel of the image.
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Spectral resolution
The spectral resolution of a spectrograph, or, more generally, of a frequency spectrum, is a measure of its ability to resolve features in the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Spectral signature
Spectral signature is the variation of reflectance or emittance of a material with respect to wavelengths (i.e., reflectance/emittance as a function of wavelength).
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Speed of light
The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted, is a universal physical constant that is exactly equal to). According to the special theory of relativity, is the upper limit for the speed at which conventional matter or energy (and thus any signal carrying information) can travel through space.
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Temporal resolution
Temporal resolution (TR) refers to the discrete resolution of a measurement with respect to time.
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Thermocline
A thermocline (also known as the thermal layer or the metalimnion in lakes) is a distinct layer based on temperature within a large body of fluid (e.g. water, as in an ocean or lake; or air, e.g. an atmosphere) with a high gradient of distinct temperature differences associated with depth. Remote sensing (oceanography) and thermocline are oceanography.
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Tide gauge
A tide gauge is a device for measuring the change in sea level relative to a vertical datum.
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TOPEX/Poseidon
TOPEX/Poseidon was a joint satellite altimeter mission between NASA, the U.S. space agency; and CNES, the French space agency, to map ocean surface topography.
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Upwelling
Upwelling is an oceanographic phenomenon that involves wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, and usually nutrient-rich water from deep water towards the ocean surface. Remote sensing (oceanography) and Upwelling are oceanography.
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Wavelength
In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which the wave's shape repeats.
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Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
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