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THERMAL IMAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Meteorology
DEF

An image that is the result of data recorded from a surface or from an object by devices sensitive to temperature variations.

OBS

... infra-red or sensing devices ... detect infra-red radiations and display them on a monitor.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Météorologie
DEF

Image obtenue à partir de données enregistrées par des dispositifs sensibles aux variations thermiques émanant d'une surface ou d'un objet.

OBS

On utilise à cet effet des senseurs qui détectent le rayonnement infrarouge émis par un objet ou une surface et qui affichent les images obtenues.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
  • Meteorología
DEF

Imagen producida por la radiación térmica de los cuerpos, que pueden medirse y registrarse electrónicamente en termografías.

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