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SCANNING RADIOMETER [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

An imaging system consisting of lenses, moving mirrors, and solid-state image sensors used to obtain observations of the Earth and its atmosphere.

CONT

[A] scanning radiometer ... uses a rotating or oscillating mirror to scan the field to be sensed remotely.

OBS

Scanning radiometers which are the sole imaging systems on all current operational weather satellites, have far better long-term performance than the vidicon TV camera tubes used with earlier spacecraft.

OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.

OBS

scanning radiometer; SR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Télédétection
DEF

Radiomètre qui, à l'aide d'un miroir plan oscillant ou rotatif, dans une direction perpendiculaire à celle de son déplacement, peut explorer un territoire défini.

OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

OBS

radiomètre à balayage; SR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Teledetección
DEF

Radiómetro que utiliza un espejo rotativo u oscilante para barrer el campo que se desea detectar a distancia.

OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.

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