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BALAYAGE DISQUE TERRESTRE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

infrared radiometry technique that scans the face of the Earth line by line as the satellite rotates on an axis parallel to that of the Earth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Technique de radiométrie infrarouge, utilisée pour les appareils de mesure embarqués à bord des satellites géostationnaires, du type Météosat, qui consiste à balayer ligne par ligne le disque terrestre pendant la rotation du satellite autour d'un axe parallèle à l'axe des pôles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
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