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ANGLE ALPHA [2 records]

Record 1 2017-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The angle between the optic axis and the visual axis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Angle formé par l'axe optique et l'axe visuel et dont le sommet se trouve au point nodal objet de l'œil.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
CONT

If the entropy is close to 0, the alpha angle provides the nature or type of the dominant scattering mechanism for that resolution cell. For example, it will idfentify if the scattering is volume, surface or double bounce.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
DEF

Angle qui permet d'identifier, pour une cellule de résolution donnée, les mécanismes de diffusion dominants (diffusion volumique, surfacique ou à double rebond), lorsque l'entropie avoisine le zéro.

OBS

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física espacial
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