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ALTIMETRIE RADAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radar altimetry
1, record 1, English, radar%20altimetry
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The set of techniques involved in using a radar for measuring altitudes or heights. 2, record 1, English, - radar%20altimetry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At present only coarse resolution (10 km) and poor accuracy (5 m) elevation models of ice sheets are available from radar altimetry, and often these models are extremely poor at the ice sheet margins ... 3, record 1, English, - radar%20altimetry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radar altimetry: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - radar%20altimetry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- altimétrie radar
1, record 1, French, altim%C3%A9trie%20radar
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- altimétrie par radar 2, record 1, French, altim%C3%A9trie%20par%20radar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ensemble des techniques ayant pour objet la mesure des altitudes ou des hauteurs au moyen du radar. 3, record 1, French, - altim%C3%A9trie%20radar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
En océanographie, les principales applications de l'altimétrie radar concernent les courants, le niveau moyen de la mer, le phénomène El Niño, la topographie du niveau de la mer et les marées. 4, record 1, French, - altim%C3%A9trie%20radar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
altimétrie radar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 1, French, - altim%C3%A9trie%20radar
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- altimetría de radar
1, record 1, Spanish, altimetr%C3%ADa%20de%20radar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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