Correcting Remote Sensing Data (IMAGE) DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Caption Animation of a rural scene showing how solar radiation is absorbed, reflected, and scattered as it passes through the atmosphere. It bounces off the Earth’s surface and is collected by a sensor on a remote sensing satellite. Credit Animation by Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Usage Restrictions Please use credit info License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.