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DECCA [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • River and Sea Navigation
DEF

A radio phase-comparison system which uses a master and slave stations to establish a hyperbolic lattice and provide accurate ground position-fixing facilities. [Definition standardized by NATO.]

OBS

decca: term standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • Decca

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Système de navigation radioélectrique à comparaison de phase. Il utilise une station principale et des stations asservies pour réaliser un quadrillage hyperbolique qui permet une définition précise de la position-sol. [Définition normalisée par l'OTAN.]

OBS

decca : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • Decca

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Navegación fluvial y marítima
DEF

Sistema de navegación basado en la comparación de la fase de las señales radioeléctricas emitidas desde una estación principal y las reflejadas desde estaciones secundarias con lo que se establece un reticulado hiperbólico que permite determinar una posición en el terreno con precisión.

Key term(s)
  • Decca
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