1. TERRA satellite

3. Orbits T=100 minutes Repeat time/track separation Off nadir allowed? Swath width Ascending/Descending, day/night Stereo possible?

4. Forest fires, fall 2003

7. Satellite Resolution Spatial Spectral Radiometric Temporal

11. Whether noise is a nuisance or a signal may depend on whom you ask. Physics Today, May 2003

12. S/N ratio Pixel size Part of spectrum Bandwidth Active/Passive

14. ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS,MOPITT

15. Figure 1: The demise of Landsat 7. Partial image of Railroad Valley, NV (Path 40, Row 33) showing pre-anomaly (top), post-anomaly without interpolation (middle), and post-anomaly with interpolation (bottom).

16. SLAR—side looking airborne radar Same principals as side scan sonar

17. Contrast 0-255 gray scale possible ~30 we can differentiate Use them most effectively

18. IR “Best” How show?