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Definitions
Below is a directory of terms used in discussions about remote sensing for natural disasters. Most of the terms have been reproduced from the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing and the UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs.
New technologies have the potential to accelerate a country's development, but a global technology gap remains.
M
Microwave band
The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum lying between the far infrared and the conventional radio frequency portion. While not bounded by definition, it is commonly regarded as extending from 1 mm to 1 m in wavelength (300 GHz to 0.3 GHz frequency).
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