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Attenuation - definition(s)

attenuation - [remote sensing] The dimming and blurring effects in remotely sensed images caused by the absorption and scattering of light or other radiation that passes through the earth's atmosphere.

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Source: esri, 23 January 2012 08:52:04, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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