[PP2-3-8-3] Foreshortening

Foreshortening is an effect occurring principally in SAR images of mountainous areas, on slopes oriented towards the sensor when the distance between two points appears smaller than it would in flat areas due to the side-looking geometry. This results in a compression of the radiometric information. The area appears brighter.

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