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Question:
What are known ALI anomalies?

Answer:
Leaky detectors (2) with cross talk are present buy are constrained to < 1% by the Level 1 correction algorithm. Stray light can exist for scenes with high contrast; dim targets (i.e. small lakes) within bright backgrounds.

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