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IR RADIOMETRY [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Meteorology
DEF

The measurement of the total intensity of infrared radiation and/or its variation with wavelength.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • I.R. radiometry
  • IR radiometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
  • Météorologie
DEF

Mesure de l'intensité totale du rayonnement infrarouge et/ou de ses variations avec la longueur d'onde.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • radiométrie IR
  • radiométrie I.R.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiación electromagnética
  • Meteorología
DEF

Medida de la intensidad total de la radiación infrarroja y/o de su variación con la longitud de onda.

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Record 2 1987-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

In further tests on actual aircraft, infrared radiometry proved superior to conventional radiography in that the latter method can give false warnings - for example, by failing to distinguish between cases of (acceptable) resin overfill in the honeycomb and cases of water ingress.

Key term(s)
  • IR radiometry
  • infra-red radiometry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
Key term(s)
  • radiométrie infrarouge
  • radiométrie infra-rouge

Spanish

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