Scan line
From Glossary of Meteorology
scan line
- One sweep of a radiometer across the area or volume being viewed.
Many radiometers on satellites scan across the earth from horizon to horizon.
- 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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