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A radiometer is "a device capable of detecting electromagnetic radiation."[1]
A radiometer is
| “ | [a]n instrument that quantitatively measures the intensity of electromagnetic radiation in some bands within the spectrum. Usually, a radiometer is further identified by the portion of the spectrum it covers; for example, visible, infrared, or microwave.[2] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ People and Pixels: Linking Remote Sensing and Social Science, at 234.
- ↑ NASA, EarthData (full-text).