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thermal scanning [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

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

Scanning that operates in thermal portion of spectrum (3-5 & 8 - 14 [mu] m).

CONT

The use of thermal-infrared scanning, which senses temperature differences between animals and their backgrounds, apparently has met with limited success. Remote sensing has been used more as a tool for studying vegetation than for studying animals.

Key term(s)
  • thermal infrared scanning

French

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

Scannage effectué par un radiomètre, passif ou actif, du rayonnement I.R.T. émis dans la bande spectrale 8-14 [mu] m, par un territoire cible ou une cible.

OBS

Les satellites prennent des images de la surface terrestre de diverses façons, qui englobent une vaste gamme de longueurs d'onde. Presque toutes les techniques d'imagerie par satellite utilisent la lumière réfléchie du soleil ou le rayonnement infrarouge thermique pour créer les images.

PHR

Balayage thermique latéral.

Spanish

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