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Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

brightness temperature  

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  • Information Brightness temperature or radiance temperature is the temperature at which a black body in thermal equilibrium with its surroundings would have to be in order to duplicate the observed intensity of a grey body object at a frequency. This concept is used in radio astronomy, planetary science and materials science. The brightness temperature of a surface is typically determined by an optical measurement, for example using a pyrometer, with the intention of determining the real temperature.

    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brightness_temperature

    Created: 6/27/22

    Last modified: 6/27/22

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    Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37

    surface radiation temperature (en)

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