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ILLUMINATION ANGLE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

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

The angle at which incident electromagnetic waves (more significantly those in the visible, infrared and microwave bands) strike the surface of the object.

OBS

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

French

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

Angle défini par la verticale de la plate-forme et l'axe principal du faisceau radar.

OBS

rayonnement : Le rayonnement est le processus de transmission d'énergie sous forme de particules ou d'ondes électromagnétiques, ou encore d'ondes acoustiques. L'irradiation est une action.

OBS

Bien qu'utilisé, le terme «angle d'éclairage» est moins rigoureux.

OBS

angle d'irradiation : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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