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Fig. 1.7. Schematic diagram illustrating the relative reflectances of some common Earth targets
a high resolution of e.g. 10 m (SPOT satellite) and others having a rather coarse
resolution of 5 kIn (e.g. geostationary satellites like Meteosat, GOES, GMS) or
even up to 25 kIn (e.g. satellite sensors in the passive microwave channel).
Table 1.1. Remote sensing Applications for Different spectral bands
S eelral band m
------B lue (0.45 - 0.50)
Green (0.50 - 0.60)
Red (0.60 - 0.70
Panch romatic (0.50 -0.75)
Reflective Infrared
(0.75 - 0.90)
Mid-infrared (1.5 -. 1.75)
Mid -infrared (2.0 - 2.35)
Thermal infrared (10 -
12.5)
Microwave - Sho rt wave
(0.1 - 5 cm)
Microwave-Long wave
(5 - 24 cm)
A lications
Water penetrat ion, land use, vegetation characteristics, sediment
Green refl ectance of heal thy vegetation
Vegetation di sc rimination because of red chl orophyll absorption
Mapping. land use, stereo pairs
Biomass, crop identification. soil-crop, land-water boundaries
Plant turgid it y, droughts, clouds, snow-i ce di scrim inat ion
Geo logy, rock form ations
Relative temperature, thennal disc harges, vegetation classification, moi sture stud ies, thennal inertia
Snow cover, depth, vegetation water content
Me lti ng snOI , soil moisture, water- land boundaries, penetrate
vegetation
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1.1
1.3
1.5 1 .7
1.9
2.1
2.3 2.5
WAVELENGTH}" !J.tm)
Fig. 1.7. Schematic diagram illustrating the relative reflectances of some common Earth targets
a high resolution of e.g. 10 m (SPOT satellite) and others having a rather coarse
resolution of 5 kIn (e.g. geostationary satellites like Meteosat, GOES, GMS) or
even up to 25 kIn (e.g. satellite sensors in the passive microwave channel).
Table 1.1. Remote sensing Applications for Different spectral bands
S eelral band m
------B lue (0.45 - 0.50)
Green (0.50 - 0.60)
Red (0.60 - 0.70
Panch romatic (0.50 -0.75)
Reflective Infrared
(0.75 - 0.90)
Mid-infrared (1.5 -. 1.75)
Mid -infrared (2.0 - 2.35)
Thermal infrared (10 -
12.5)
Microwave - Sho rt wave
(0.1 - 5 cm)
Microwave-Long wave
(5 - 24 cm)
A lications
Water penetrat ion, land use, vegetation characteristics, sediment
Green refl ectance of heal thy vegetation
Vegetation di sc rimination because of red chl orophyll absorption
Mapping. land use, stereo pairs
Biomass, crop identification. soil-crop, land-water boundaries
Plant turgid it y, droughts, clouds, snow-i ce di scrim inat ion
Geo logy, rock form ations
Relative temperature, thennal disc harges, vegetation classification, moi sture stud ies, thennal inertia
Snow cover, depth, vegetation water content
Me lti ng snOI , soil moisture, water- land boundaries, penetrate
vegetation