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| Red wavelength & Benefits |
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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 |
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| Green Wavelength & Benefits |
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Definition
510 nm (Band 2 on TM)
Reacts to Green relectance of Healthy vegetation |
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| Blue Wavelength & Benefits |
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Definition
475 nm (Band 1 on TM)
Penetration of waterbodies
Analysis of land-use, soil, and vegetation
Atmoshperic Scattering < 450 nm |
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Term
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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 |
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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 |
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Term
| NIR wavelength & Benefits |
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Definition
760-900 nm (band 4 on TM)
Responsive to Biomass, crop ID, and emphasizes soil/crop and land/water contrasts |
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| Mid-IR wavelength & Benefits |
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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) |
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| Thermal IR wavelength and Benefits |
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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 |
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Definition
Cost: $50-80
Bands 1-4 15 m
Bands 5-10 30m
Bands 11-15 90 m
Available after 2000
60 km Swath |
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Term
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Definition
MODIS - FREE
ASTER - $50-80
AVHRR - FREE
Landsat - $500 w/ discounts |
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Term
| Expesnive Satelittes ($3k-5k) |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
Bands: Green, Red, 2x NIR
Temporal: 16-18 days
Spatial: 79 m |
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Term
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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 |
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Term
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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 |
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