AOS Glossary
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Glossary AOS Home AOS Mission Mission Overview Spaceborne Architecture Science Applications Resources Images and Documents Acronyms Glossary Term Description Absorption In terms of energy, the interception of radiant energy or sound waves. Active sensor Active sensors provide their own source of energy to illuminate the objects they observe. An active sensor emits radiation in the […]