Advances in Remote Sensing: Imaging the Earth by Moonlight
Author(s) -
Solbrig Jeremy E.,
Lee Thomas E.,
Miller Steven D.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo400001
Subject(s) - visible infrared imaging radiometer suite , moonlight , remote sensing , radiometer , earth observation , environmental science , broadband , satellite , earth (classical element) , infrared , earth observation satellite , visible spectrum , astrobiology , geology , computer science , telecommunications , optics , physics , astronomy
Earth's nighttime environment is being revealed in unprecedented detail by the new satellite‐mounted Visible/Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). VIIRS' Day/Night Band (DNB) is a highly sensitive broadband visible channel capable of detecting light from cities and other terrestrial emission sources.
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