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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Sensors
3. Microwaves
4. Image Analysis
5. Applications

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Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Chapter 1. Introduction
 

1.5 Did You Know?

"...now, here's something to 'reflect' on..."

... the colours we perceive are a combination of these radiation interactions (absorption, transmission, reflection), and represent the wavelengths being reflected. If all visible wavelengths are reflected from an object, it will appear white, while an object absorbing all visible wavelengths will appear colourless, or black.

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