Summary
(Adapted from RST home page)

The Earth's surface and atmosphere radiate thermal energy outward owing to
heating by solar irradiation and by internal heat flow (generally a very minor
contribution). Sensors that measure this emitted radiation in parts of the
thermal region of the spectrum can produce very informative data (especially as
images) that provide both distinctive signatures and,indirectly, indications of
properties of materials that are diagnostic. The atmospheric windows passing
thermal radiation are indicated. The Planck Blackbody Radiation Law, the basis
for thermal remote sensing, is presented.

Related URL

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: The Remote Sensing Tutorial Home Page.

Service Citation

Originators: Nicholas M. Short Sr. Title: The Remote Sensing Tutorial - Thermal Remote Sensing Applications URL: http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Parent DIF

This service description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in 01-RS_Tutorial-GSFC-01

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >INFRARED IMAGERY SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS >THERMAL INFRARED

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Ancillary Keywords

Remote Sensing Image Processing and Interpretation Land Use Land Cover Landsat Plack Blackbody Law Wien Displacement Law Heat Capacity Thermal Conductivity Thermal Inertia Thermal Sensors Thermal Properties of Water Death Valley Mauna Loa Hawaii TIMS Data White Mountain Weather Satellites Thermography Night Vision

Service Provider

NASA/GSFC/EOS/PO > Program Office, Earth Observing System, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Service Organization URL: http://eos.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Service Provider Personnel Name: JOHN BOLTON Email: john.bolton at gsfc.nasa.gov Contact Address: Code 420 Earth Observing System: Program Office NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center City: Greenbelt Province or State: Maryland Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Personnel

NICOLAS M. SHORT, SR. Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Email: nmshort at ptd.net TYLER B. STEVENS Role: SERF AUTHOR Phone: (301) 614-6898 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2001-06-21 SERF Last Revision Date: 2006-01-17

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