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PASSIVE MICROWAVE RADIOMETER [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
CONT

Advances are also being made in shipboard systems which use passive microwave radiometers to measure the natural emissivity of the ice (the relative ability of its surface to emit energy by radiation), producing radar-like displays which may be colour-enhanced to distinguish between open water and various ice types.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques

Spanish

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