Scan line

scan line

1. One sweep of a radiometer across the area or volume being viewed.

   
   

   Many radiometers on satellites scan across the earth from horizon to horizon.

   
   
2. The narrow strip that is swept by the instantaneous field of view of a detector in a scanner system mounted on the ground or on a satellite or aircraft.

   
   

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