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active sensor [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- active sensor
1, record 1, English, active%20sensor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- microwave active sensor 2, record 1, English, microwave%20active%20sensor
correct
- active microwave sensor 3, record 1, English, active%20microwave%20sensor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] sensor that measures the backscattering coefficient of the transmitted beam. 4, record 1, English, - active%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
RADARSAT ... uses Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), which sends its own microwave signals down to the Earth and processes the signals that it receives back. As an active sensor, RADARSAT's longer wavelength is better suited for atmospheric penetration and can collect data regardless of the Earth's atmospheric conditions. 5, record 1, English, - active%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A SAR instrument, a lidar, a radar altimeter, etc., are examples of such active sensors. 6, record 1, English, - active%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
active sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 7, record 1, English, - active%20sensor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- micro-wave active sensor
- micro wave active sensor
- active micro-wave sensor
- active micro wave sensor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capteur actif
1, record 1, French, capteur%20actif
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capteur auquel est incorporé ou associé un émetteur qui irradie la scène dans la bande spectrale du récepteur. 2, record 1, French, - capteur%20actif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le] capteur actif, c'est-à-dire émettant un faisceau d'ondes et enregistrant le signal rétrodiffusé par la cible touchée, [travaille] dans le domaine des hyperfréquences (micro-ondes, entre 1 GHz et 100 GHz [...]). Les radars imageurs utilisent cette technique afin de produire des images de la cible visée. 3, record 1, French, - capteur%20actif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le radar et le lidar sont des exemples de capteurs actifs. 4, record 1, French, - capteur%20actif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
capteur actif : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 1, French, - capteur%20actif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensor de microondas activas
1, record 1, Spanish, sensor%20de%20microondas%20activas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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