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Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Refers to the dimension perpendicular to the path of [a] platform carrying [a] sensor.

CONT

The Across-track Band Mapping Look-up Table GADS defines the relationship between pixel across-track co-ordinate and across-track band number.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Qualifie l'axe perpendiculaire à la direction de déplacement de la plate-forme portant le capteur.

CONT

Tangage (déploiement angulaire autour d'un axe transversal).

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
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Record 2 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Cartography
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
OBS

Of or relating to latitude and especially to geographical latitute: in the direction of latitude.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Cartographie
  • Terre (Astronomie)
CONT

La biosphère comporte une structure spatiale complexe dans son organisation latitudinale [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Qui utilise, prend en compte, recouvre plusieurs domaines ou techniques.

CONT

Mener une action transversale pour résoudre un problème. Le management, discipline transversale. (Petit Robert).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 4 1986-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Municipal and industrial effluent creates particularly bad conditions along the shore at or below discharge outlets. These conditions continue far downstream because cross-stream mixing takes place slowly due to the many islands which exist from the Montreal to Sorel stretch of the river....

CONT

Significant cross-stream differences were observed between stations in the Tonawanda Channel for fecal coliforms....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Section transversale (d'un cours d'eau): Section du cours d'eau perpendiculaire à la direction principale (moyenne) de l'écoulement.

Spanish

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