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Record 1 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A technique used from space to measure Earth's atmospheric elements by scanning the atmosphere from the horizon upwards or from the top of the atmosphere downwards.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

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

Le terme sondage du limbe est à proscrire.

OBS

limbosondage; sondage au limbe : termes uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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