5.17.1.B - Atmospheric Correction
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What is atmospheric correction?
💡 Hint: Think about how images are affected by the atmosphere.
What is the Dark Object Subtraction method?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to dark pixels in haze.
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What does atmospheric correction aim to achieve?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to images due to haze.
True or False: The Dark Object Subtraction method simply subtracts a constant value from all DN values.
💡 Hint: Consider the basis of the correction method.
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Given an image with multiple dark features, how would you select the DN for Dark Object Subtraction?
💡 Hint: Focus on areas that are least influenced by outside light.
Discuss the implications of not performing atmospheric correction on multi-spectral land classification.
💡 Hint: How might this misclassification affect environmental assessments?
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