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ionosonde station [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
- Geophysics
- Astronautics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ionosonde station
1, record 1, English, ionosonde%20station
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ionospheric observation station 2, record 1, English, ionospheric%20observation%20station
- ionospheric sounding station 3, record 1, English, ionospheric%20sounding%20station
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A station that obtains ionogram recordings (i.e. recorded tracings of reflected high frequency radio pulses) from ionosondes. 4, record 1, English, - ionosonde%20station
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ionosonde: A device used to measure the virtual height of ionospheric layers using a sweep-frequency, pulsed RADAR technique. 5, record 1, English, - ionosonde%20station
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ionosphere: The region of the Earth's upper atmosphere containing a small percentage of free electrons and ions produced by photoionization of the constituents of the atmosphere by solar ultraviolet radiation at very short WAVELENGTHS (<1000 Å). The ionosphere significantly influences radiowave propagation of frequencies less than about 30 MHz. 5, record 1, English, - ionosonde%20station
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
- Géophysique
- Astronautique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- station de sondage ionosphérique
1, record 1, French, station%20de%20sondage%20ionosph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- station d'ionosondage 2, record 1, French, station%20d%27ionosondage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le logiciel des prévisions pour Zones Géographiques a été établi grâce aux données, sur de nombreuses années d'une ou deux, voire trois stations de sondage ionosphérique situées dans chaque zone. Les zones géographiques ont été délimitées pour tenir compte de la variation des caractéristiques de l'ionosphère dans la région considérée. 3, record 1, French, - station%20de%20sondage%20ionosph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
- Geofísica
- Astronáutica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estación ionosférica
1, record 1, Spanish, estaci%C3%B3n%20ionosf%C3%A9rica
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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