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Area estimation of environmental phenomena from noaa-n satellite data. [tiros n satellite]
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Miller, G. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1982 |
| Description | A technique for documenting changes in size of NOAA-n pixels in order to calibrate the data for use in performing area calculations is described. Based on Earth-satellite geometry, a function for calculating the effective pixel size, measured in terms of ground area, on any given pixel was derived. The equation is an application of the law of sines plus an arclength formula. Effective pixel dimensions for NOAA 6 and 7 satellites for all pixels between nadir and the extreme view angles are presented. The NOAA 6 data were used to estimate the areas of several lakes, with an accuracy within 5%. Sources of error are discussed. |
| File Size | 4641410 |
| Page Count | 40 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19820016677 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4pk56x2d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1982-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Area Image Processing Earth Resources Program Agristars Project Calibrating Imaging Techniques Tiros N Series Satellites Lakes Data Processing Satellite Observation Functions Mathematics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
