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MIXED PIXEL [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A pixel whose value represents the average energy reflected or emitted by several types of surface present within the area that it covers on the ground.

CONT

For the scene as a whole, border effects, such as mixed pixels, shadowing and layover, may cause a considerable additional error, depending on the scale used.

OBS

mixed pixel: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Pixel résultant de l'intégration radiométrique de plusieurs objets présents dans la tache élémentaire correspondante.

CONT

[...] la fonction de transfert de modulation de l'image SPOT 3 XS [...] élimine les pixels mixtes, augmentant les contrastes radiométriques entre les objets spatiaux.

OBS

pixel mixte : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
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