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CROSS-POLARIZATION DATA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cross polarization datum
1, record 1, English, cross%20polarization%20datum
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cross-polarization datum 2, record 1, English, cross%2Dpolarization%20datum
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The enhanced capability of cross-polarization data for ship detection will be emphasized. 2, record 1, English, - cross%20polarization%20datum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cross polarization datum; cross-polarization datum : terms usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - cross%20polarization%20datum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cross polarization datum: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - cross%20polarization%20datum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cross-polarization data
- cross polarization data
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- donnée contrapolaire
1, record 1, French, donn%C3%A9e%20contrapolaire
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- donnée en polarisation croisée 2, record 1, French, donn%C3%A9e%20en%20polarisation%20crois%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Donnée obtenue à partir d'un signal dont le plan de polarisation est orthogonal au plan de polarisation du signal émis. 3, record 1, French, - donn%C3%A9e%20contrapolaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
donnée contrapolaire; donnée en polarisation croisée : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - donn%C3%A9e%20contrapolaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
donnée contrapolaire : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - donn%C3%A9e%20contrapolaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- données contrapolaires
- données en polarisation croisée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dato de polarización cruzada
1, record 1, Spanish, dato%20de%20polarizaci%C3%B3n%20cruzada
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- imaging sensor
1, record 2, English, imaging%20sensor
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any sensing device with imaging capabilities. 2, record 2, English, - imaging%20sensor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
RADARSAT-2, Canada's next generation earth observation satellite, is co-funded by the Canadian Space Agency(CSA) and MacDonald Dettwiler... The imaging sensor on the satellite is a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) capable of operating in a wide variety of imaging modes. All imaging modes of the current RADARSAT-1 satellite will be provided, as well as some new modes that incorporate important innovations and improvements. The horizontal co-polarization(HH) of RADARSAT-1 will be supplemented by options for vertical co-polarization(VV) and cross-polarization(HV or VH), and there will be new Quad-Polarization modes providing fully polarimetric data sets. The other major new mode is referred to as Ultra-Fine, providing swath imaging with resolution of about 3 m in each dimension. Re-visit times will be reduced since all imaging modes will be available either to the left or right sides of the satellite track. 3, record 2, English, - imaging%20sensor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
imaging sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 2, English, - imaging%20sensor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capteur imageur
1, record 2, French, capteur%20imageur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capteur-imageur 2, record 2, French, capteur%2Dimageur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Capteur qui saisit des données bidimensionnelles du terrain visé et les mémorise de façon à permettre la reconstitution d'images de ce terrain. 3, record 2, French, - capteur%20imageur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les systèmes embarqués à bord des satellites comportent de multiples instruments dont les fonctions sont variées. Toutefois, pour une mission donnée, les instruments de la charge utile ont des fonctions bien particulières. Il s'agit le plus souvent de capteurs qui ont pour vocation d'effectuer des mesures du rayonnement émis ou rémis par la Terre, l'atmosphère ou divers objets de l'Univers, ou bien de dispositifs de réception et de réémission de signaux, quand il s'agit de missions de télécommunications, par exemple. Deux grandes familles de capteurs sont identifiables : les capteurs non-imageurs et les capteurs-imageurs, ces derniers restituant sous forme d'images les observations effectuées dans un champ donné. Les principales caractéristiques d'un capteur-imageur sont : - le champ d'observation total (de quelques dizaines à quelques millions de km) [;] - la résolution spatiale (qui exprime son aptitude à distinguer les détails dans le champ total d'observation) [;] - les bandes spectrales (domaines de sensibilité spectrale des détecteurs et de leurs accessoires (filtres...] [;] - la résolution radiométrique (qui caractérise l'aptitude des détecteurs à distinguer des signaux porteurs de plus ou moins d'énergie). 4, record 2, French, - capteur%20imageur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capteur imageur : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 2, French, - capteur%20imageur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sensor generador de imágenes
1, record 2, Spanish, sensor%20generador%20de%20im%C3%A1genes
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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