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Remote detection consists of picking up signals reflected or emitted by water, rocks, plants, or clouds; whether perceived or not by the senses of man. All objects reflect to a greater or lesser extent the radiation emitted by the Sun, or any other source of energy. All objects, provided their temperature is above absolute zero (0 K, −273°C) emit radiations part of which can be perceived by special instruments.
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© 1974 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
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Pouquet, J. (1974). The Electromagnetic Spectrum. In: Earth Sciences in the Age of the Satellite. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2188-3_2
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