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THERMAL CONTRAST [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The degree of detectable temperature difference between adjacent areas and/or objects having unequal temperatures at a particular moment.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
  • Télédétection
DEF

Écart de température (en degrés) existant entre des zones ou des objets adjacents qui présentent ponctuellement des variations de température.

OBS

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

Spanish

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