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EARTH SENSOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Earth sensor
1, record 1, English, Earth%20sensor
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- infrared Earth sensor 2, record 1, English, infrared%20Earth%20sensor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device used to establish a spacecraft's attitude relative to the Earth by detecting the limits of the Earth's disk at infrared wavelength. 3, record 1, English, - Earth%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sensing is either static or dynamic. The static sensor uses a common direction-sensing technique involving an arrangement of sensors grouped around the pointing axis so that they each receive the same illumination when the sensor is exactly aligned with the target-source. ... The dynamic sensor operates by scanning across the Earth's disk and detecting the temperature difference between space and Earth. It is otherwise known as a "horizon sensor" or "horizon scanner". 3, record 1, English, - Earth%20sensor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Earth sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - Earth%20sensor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- infra-red Earth sensor
- infra red Earth sensor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capteur d'horizon terrestre
1, record 1, French, capteur%20d%27horizon%20terrestre
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- capteur terrestre 2, record 1, French, capteur%20terrestre
correct, masculine noun
- capteur terrestre infrarouge 3, record 1, French, capteur%20terrestre%20infrarouge
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capteur d'horizon terrestre : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - capteur%20d%27horizon%20terrestre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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