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== Coastal Zone Color Scanner ==
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Abbreviated CZCS.) A [[scanning radiometer]] with six [[channels]]  flown on [[''Nimbus'']] ''7'' (launched October 1978) designed to monitor ocean color and phytoplankton  production in coastal areas.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Four channels are in the visible part of the [[spectrum]], one in the [[near-infrared]], and one in  the [[thermal infrared]].</div><br/> </div>
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