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Infrared radiation - Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between about 0.7 to 1000 micrometers. Infrared waves are not visible to the human eye. Longer infrared waves are thermal infrared waves.

Interval - The time duration between the start and end of an imaging operation (land observation) by the ETM+ instrument on board the Landsat 7 spacecraft. The raw wideband data collected during an interval consists of a contiguous set of WRS scenes.

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