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VERTICAL POLARIZATION [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

A form of linear polarization in which the electric field vector of a wave is perpendicular to the horizontal plane along the direction of propagation.

CONT

Assume that the polarimetric SAR is calibrated so that the horizontal polarization (H) is parallel to the horizontal plane (x,y) and the vertical polarization (V) is in the incidence plane.

OBS

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

PHR

Vertical polarization (VP) port.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Télédétection
DEF

Type de polarisation rectiligne défini par un vecteur électrique situé dans le plan d'incidence [c'est-à-dire le] plan formé par le rayon incident et la normale à la surface.

CONT

On distingue la polarisation verticale, lorsque le vecteur E est contenu dans le plan d'incidence; la polarisation horizontale, lorsque le vecteur E est perpendiculaire au plan d'incidence.

OBS

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

PHR

Port de polarisation verticale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Teledetección
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