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CIRCULAR SCAN [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Satellite Telecommunications
DEF

Scanning produced by a mirror revolving around an axis perpendicular to the surface being scanned, resulting in the scan of an annular ringform area.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • circular scan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télécommunications par satellite
DEF

Balayage dont la ligne de visée décrit des tours dans un plan horizontal.

CONT

Le capteur ATSR [Along Track Scanning Radiometer] possède un scannage circulaire qui produit, à l'intérieur d'une fauchée de 500 km, deux types de données : des données au nadir (555 pixels d'une résolution de 1 km) et des données en visée oblique à 50º (371 pixels d'une résolution de 1,5 x 2 km).

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Telecomunicaciones por satélite
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