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radar scatterometer [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A non-imaging radar device that records backscatter of terrain as a function of incidence angle.

CONT

Different terrains (like flat land, rough surfaces, and water) scatter microwaves differently. A radar scatterometer has been used to map Earth's polar regions (since it can see through cloud and darkness).

OBS

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

PHR

Wave, wind scatterometer.

PHR

Spaceborne scatterometer.

Key term(s)
  • radar SCAT

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Instrument utilisé pour mesurer ou cartographier les propriétés de diffusion de la surface terrestre.

CONT

Un diffusiomètre radar permet d'estimer la hauteur des arbres.

OBS

diffusiomètre radar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Teledetección
DEF

Instrumento utilizado para medir o cartografiar las propiedades de difusión de la superficie terrestre.

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