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ANGLE DEPRESSION [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2022-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
  • Photography
DEF

In air photography, the angle between the optical axis of an obliquely mounted air camera and the horizontal.

OBS

depression angle; angle of depression: designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
  • Photographie
DEF

En photographie aérienne, angle que fait avec le plan horizontal l'axe optique d'un appareil de prises de vues.

OBS

angle de dépression : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-10-24

English

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

The angle between the horizontal plane passing through the antenna and the line connecting the antenna and the target.

OBS

The depression angle is complement to the look angle.

OBS

depression angle; angle of depression: terms standardized by NATO.

OBS

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

French

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

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

CONT

Si le terrain est plat, l'angle de dépression est aussi le complémentaire de l'angle d'incidence de l'onde radar avec le sol.

OBS

angle de dépression : terme normalisé par l'OTAN et 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
  • Transporte aéreo
  • Teledetección
DEF

Ángulo entre el plano horizontal que pasa a través de la antena y la línea que conecta la antena y el objetivo.

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Record 3 2005-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

The angle between the horizon and a point below, measured along the arc that passes through the point in question and is perpendicular to the horizon.

OBS

The depression angle is the zenith distance of the point in question minus 90°.

Key term(s)
  • angle of depression

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
DEF

Angle compris entre l'horizon et un point au-dessous et au-delà de l'horizon, mesuré sur l'arc qui passe par ce point et qui est perpendiculaire à l'horizon.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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