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limb sounder [2 records]

Record 1 2006-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A passive sensor used for limb sensing.

CONT

Early in 1987 the European Space Agency asked a group of experts, the LISA (Limb Sounder of the Atmosphere) Consultancy Group, to assess the scientific utility of a limb sounder flown on a polar platform, to review and contrast the available technologies for limb sounding in the various parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and to prepare outline specifications of a suitable instrument for use in a concept study.

OBS

limb sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Capteur passif approprié au sondage au limbe.

OBS

sondage au limbe : Mesurage, par télédétection aérienne ou spatiale, de propriétés physico-chimiques de l'atmosphère d'un astre, en procédant à une exploration radiométrique locale dans une région déterminée de son limbe.

OBS

sondeur au limbe : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Capteur passif approprié au limbosondage.

OBS

On citera par exemple le limbosondeur en hyperfréquence (en angloaméricain : Microwave Limb Sounder, abrév. M.L.S.) qui est un type de capteur passif approprié au limbosondage.

Spanish

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