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Details Title: Remote Sensing Description: Remote Sensing Midterm Total Flash Cards: 14 Created: 10/16/2006 08:07:45	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Red wavelength & Benefits Definition 650 nm (Band 3 on TM) Vegetation discrimination Soil and geological boundaries More contrast than G & B due to less effect from atmosh, attenutation Term Green Wavelength & Benefits Definition 510 nm (Band 2 on TM) Reacts to Green relectance of Healthy vegetation Term Blue Wavelength & Benefits Definition 475 nm (Band 1 on TM) Penetration of waterbodies Analysis of land-use, soil, and vegetation Atmoshperic Scattering < 450 nm Term MODIS Specs Definition Cost: Free 36 bands Red/NIR bands 250m res Other bands 500 m res 1-2 day temporal Only Available after 2000 10 km Swath Term Landsat ETM Specs Definition Cost: $500 or cheaper R, G, B, NIR, 2x MidIR, Thermal IR 30 m Res, 120m for Thermal 15 m for Pan 16 day temporal Term NIR wavelength & Benefits Definition 760-900 nm (band 4 on TM) Responsive to Biomass, crop ID, and emphasizes soil/crop and land/water contrasts Term Mid-IR wavelength & Benefits Definition 1550-1750 nm (band 5 on TM) Resonsive to amt of water in plants Discriminates cloud, snow, ice 2080-2350 nm Discriminates geologic formations (ie, hydrothermal) Term Thermal IR wavelength and Benefits Definition 10.4-12.5 microns (band 6 on TM) measures amt of radiant energy emitted from surfaces Useful for geothermal, thermal inertia, vegetation classification, veg. stress, & soil moisture Term ASTER Specs Definition Cost: $50-80 Bands 1-4 15 m Bands 5-10 30m Bands 11-15 90 m Available after 2000 60 km Swath Term Low Cost Sattelites Definition MODIS - FREE ASTER - $50-80 AVHRR - FREE Landsat - $500 w/ discounts Term Expesnive Satelittes ($3k-5k) Definition Iknonos Quickbird Spot Term Landsat MSS Definition Bands: Green, Red, 2x NIR Temporal: 16-18 days Spatial: 79 m Term Ikonos Specs Definition Since Sept 1999 .82 m Pan 3.2 m Multi Rgb, NIR 11km x 11km Swath Temporal: 3-5 day off nadir; 144 day nadir Term Quickbird Specs Definition Swath: 16.5 km x 16.5 km Bands: Pan, R, G, B, NIR Res: 2.44 MS, 61cm Pan Temproal 1-3.5 days