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PIAULEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

Typical phase coding or modulation applied to the range pulse of an imaging radar designed to achieve a large time-bandwidth product.

OBS

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

PHR

Down-chirp, up-chirp.

PHR

Chirp frequency, scaling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Traitement astucieux du signal [qui consiste à] émettre un signal fortement modulé en fréquence (ou chirp), de telle sorte que deux points du terrain, bien qu'illuminés simultanément, ne le soient pas avec la même fréquence, ce qui permet de les discriminer.

OBS

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

PHR

Piaulement atténué.

Spanish

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