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DISTANCE OBLIQUE [2 records]

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Record 1 2007-01-31

English

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

Image direction as measured along the sequence of line-of-sight rays from the radar to each and every reflecting point in the illuminated scene.

CONT

Since a SAR looks down and to the side, the slant range to ground range transformation has an inherent geometric scale which changes across the image swath.

OBS

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

PHR

Slant-range scale distortion.

Key term(s)
  • slant range

French

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

Distance parcourue par l'onde électromagnétique entre le capteur actif et la cible, obtenue par la mesure du temps de parcours.

CONT

Pour tous les angles, l'antenne du radar mesure la distance radiale entre le radar et chaque cible sur la surface : c'est la distance oblique (ou distance-temps).

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • distance temps

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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Record 2 2006-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
DEF

The line of sight distance between two points, not at the same level relative to a specific datum. [Definition standardized by NATO].

CONT

The distance shown on the face of the instrument [DME] is what is termed "slant range," which is the line-of-sight distance from the aircraft to the station.

OBS

slant range: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Distance entre deux points situés à des niveaux différents par rapport à un plan de référence. [Définition normalisée par l'OTAN].

CONT

But de l'équipement [de mesure de distance] : donner au pilote, en lecture directe et permanente, l'indication de la distance oblique entre l'avion et une station au sol déterminée.

OBS

distance oblique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

distance oblique : terme normalisé par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
DEF

Distancia existente entre dos puntos que no están situados al mismo nivel con relación a un plano de referencia.

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