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Symbol / Abbreviation
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Definition
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NASA
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Natiaonal Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NSSDC
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National Space Science Database Center
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ppi
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pixels per inch
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nm
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nanometers (10-9 meters)
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m
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meter
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UV/VIS
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Ultraviolet / Visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum
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NIR
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Near Infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum
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LWIR
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Long wave Infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum
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HIRES
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High Resolution
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CCD
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Charged Couple Device
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CD
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Compact Disc (for storage)
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DCT
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Discrete Cosine Transform (for encoding images)
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PDS
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Planetary Data System (format created for archiving images for
NASA and NSSDC)
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IDL
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Interactive Data Language (created by Research Systems Inc.)
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F.T.
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Fourier Transform
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MTF
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Modulation Transfer Function
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RMS
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Root Mean Square (for error)
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I/O
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Input / Output
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GUI
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Graphical User Interface
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