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Radiometric dating — (often called radioactive dating) is a technique used to date materials such as rocks, usually based on a comparison between the observed abundance of a naturally occurring radioactive isotope and its decay products, using known decay rates.[1]… … Wikipedia
Image resolution — describes the detail an image holds. The term applies equally to digital images, film images, and other types of images. Higher resolution means more image detail. Image resolution can be measured in various ways. Basically, resolution quantifies … Wikipedia
Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer — MODIS redirects here. For the company, see MPS Group. Ash plumes on Kamchatka Peninsula, eastern Russia … Wikipedia
Remote sensing — There are two kinds of remote sensing. Passive sensors detect natural energy (radiation) that is emitted or reflected by the object or surrounding area being observed. Reflected sunlight is the most common source of radiation measured by passive… … Wikipedia
Satellite imagery — consists of photographs of Earth or other planets made by means of artificial satellites. History satellite system.All satellite images produced by NASA are published by Earth Observatory and are freely available to the public. Several other… … Wikipedia
Measurement and Signature Intelligence — Measurement and Signature Intelligence, or MASINT, refers to intelligence gathering activities that bring together disparate elements that do not fit within the definitions of the major disciplines mentioned above. As a means of collecting… … Wikipedia
IKONOS — is a commercial earth observation satellite, and was the first to collect publicly available high resolution imagery at 1 and 4 meter resolution. It offers multispectral (MS) and panchromatic (PAN) imagery. The IKONOS launch was called in the New … Wikipedia
Measurement and signature intelligence — (MASINT) is a branch of intelligence gathering activities. MASINT, may have aspects of intelligence analysis management, since certain aspects of MASINT, such as the analysis of electromagnetic radiation received by signals intelligence are more… … Wikipedia
Auflösung (Fernerkundung) — Die Auflösung eines fernerkundlichen Aufnahmesystems unterscheidet fünf Charakteristika, mit deren Hilfe die Fernerkundungsdaten und Aufnahmesysteme in der Fernerkundung kategorisiert werden können (englisch image resolution). Man… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… … Universalium
