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SPECTRAL FILTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Electronic Systems
DEF

A filter which allows only a specific band width of the electromagnetic spectrum to pass, i.e., 4 to 8 micron infrared radiation.

OBS

This is done by using an electronic device that, through transmission, changes the electromagnetic radiation spectral composition.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Ensembles électroniques
DEF

Dispositif optique ou électronique qui modifie, par transmission, la composition spectrale d'un rayonnement électromagnétique [...].

CONT

[Le] filtre spectral [...] définit les domaines du spectre [ou bandes spectrales] dans lesquelles on enregistre l'énergie reçue.

OBS

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

Spanish

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