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CROSS-POLARIZATION PHASE [1 record]

Record 1 2004-11-02

English

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

Cross-Pol Phase: This represents the difference between the cross-polarized channels (e.g. HH and HV). For the most part, the difference is uniformly distributed between -180a and +180a phase, and therefore contains no target-specific information.

OBS

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

Key term(s)
  • cross polarization phase
  • cross-polarisation phase
  • cross polarisation phase
  • cross pol phase

French

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

La phase en polarisation croisée représente la différence de phase entre les canaux copolarisés (HH et VV).

OBS

phase en polarisation croisée : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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