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SHORT INTERVAL IMAGES [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-21

English

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

short-interval images: Pictures derived from spin-scan satellite sensors which have been programmed to view only a portion of the Earth's disk, thus permitting a shorter-than-normal interval between successive pictures.

OBS

short-interval image: term generally used in the plural (short-interval images).

Key term(s)
  • short-interval images
  • short interval images
  • short interval image

French

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

images prises à de courts intervalles : Images obtenues par des capteurs satellitaires à balayage rotatif programmés pour n'observer qu'un segment du disque terrestre, permettant ainsi de réduire l'intervalle de temps entre les images successives.

OBS

image prise à de courts intervalles : terme habituellement employé au pluriel (images prises à de courts intervalles).

Key term(s)
  • images prises à de courts intervalles

Spanish

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

imágenes a intervalos cortos: Fotografías obtenidas por satélite usando sensores de barrido rotatorio programados para observar sólo un segmento del disco terrestre.

OBS

Esto permite obtener imágenes a intervalos más reducidos de lo normal.

Key term(s)
  • imágenes a intervalos cortos
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