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H MODE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alternating polarisation mode
1, record 1, English, alternating%20polarisation%20mode
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- alternating polarization mode 2, record 1, English, alternating%20polarization%20mode
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Instead of scanning between different elevation sub-swaths, the Alternating Polarisation Mode(co-polar) scans between two polarisations, HH and VV, within a single swath(which is preselected, as for the Image Mode). In addition, there are two cross-polar modes, where the transmit pulses are all H or all V polarisation, with the receive chain operating alternatively in H and V, as in the CO-polar mode. 2, record 1, English, - alternating%20polarisation%20mode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mode de polarisation alternée
1, record 1, French, mode%20de%20polarisation%20altern%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous élargirons cette série temporelle de mesures en incluant ENVISAT en mode de polarisation alternée. 1, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20polarisation%20altern%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- modo de polarización alternada
1, record 1, Spanish, modo%20de%20polarizaci%C3%B3n%20alternada
correct, 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
- dual-polarization mode
1, record 2, English, dual%2Dpolarization%20mode
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dual polarization mode 2, record 2, English, dual%20polarization%20mode
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A mode in which] the polarization direction is HH [horizontal] and VV [vertical]. 2, record 2, English, - dual%2Dpolarization%20mode
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mission shall include a mode of operation that will allow a 250-500 km swath to be imaged continuously with a spatial resolution of at least 100 m. This mode must be a dual-polarization (HH/VV) mode. 3, record 2, English, - dual%2Dpolarization%20mode
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
RADARSAT-2 will be capable of transmitting horizontal(H) and vertical(V) polarizations and, depending on the selected mode, the sensor will receive either H or V signals or both of the signals simultaneously. Therefore, in addition to providing complete RADARSAT-1 continuity, RADARSAT-2 will generate products with VV polarization, cross-polarization(HV or VH), dual-polarization(HH+HV or VV+VH) or quad-polarization(HH+VV+HV+VH) over a range of spatial resolutions. This will allow the end-users to select the combination that is best for their specific application. 4, record 2, English, - dual%2Dpolarization%20mode
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
dual-polarization mode: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 5, record 2, English, - dual%2Dpolarization%20mode
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dual-polarisation mode
- dual polarisation mode
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mode double polarisation
1, record 2, French, mode%20double%20polarisation
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mode en polarimétrie double 2, record 2, French, mode%20en%20polarim%C3%A9trie%20double
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
RADARSAT-2 générera des produits co-polarisés verticalement (VV), en polarisation croisée (HV ou VH), en double polarisation (HH+HV ou VV+VH) ou en quadruple polarisation (HH+VV+HV+VH), et ce, avec une variété de résolutions spatiales. Ceci permettra aux utilisateurs de choisir la meilleure combinaison possible afin de répondre adéquatement à leurs besoins. Chaque signal reçu par le capteur (HH, VV, HV ou VH) possède une sensibilité particulière à diverses caractéristiques ou propriétés de surface, ce qui améliore la discrimination entre les surfaces. De plus, les données multi-polarisées peuvent être utilisées pour générer les signatures polarimétriques des éléments de surface; une information importante pour la caractérisation des mécanismes de rétrodiffusion du signal radar. Les données multi-polarisées seront donc très utiles pour résoudre les ambiguïtés au sujet des surfaces observées. 3, record 2, French, - mode%20double%20polarisation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mode double polarisation : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 2, French, - mode%20double%20polarisation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- modo de polarización dual
1, record 2, Spanish, modo%20de%20polarizaci%C3%B3n%20dual
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-11-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- advanced synthetic aperture radar
1, record 3, English, advanced%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- ASAR 1, record 3, English, ASAR
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- advanced SAR 2, record 3, English, advanced%20SAR
correct
- ASAR 2, record 3, English, ASAR
correct
- ASAR 2, record 3, English, ASAR
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Envisat's ASAR [Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar] instrument is the first permanent spaceborne radar to incorporate dual-polarisation capabilities-the instrument can transmit and receive signals in either horizontal or vertical polarisation. This Alternating Polarisation(AP) mode can improve the capability of a SAR instrument to classify different types of terrain. Because the reflective properties of a surface are dependant on the polarisation of the incoming radar signal, the use of more than one type of polarisation provides valuable extra information. The ASAR AP mode provides two simultaneous images(or channels) of the same scene taken with different radar polarisation options. Since the radar can transmit and receive in both the horizontal(H) and vertical(V) polarisations, researchers can create image pairs, with possible combinations, HH&VV... HH&HV and VV&VH. A cross-polarisation option employs a channel in which the polarisation signal transmitted by the spacecraft is received on a different polarisation, i. e. transmitted using a horizontal polarisation and received on the vertical for an HV combination, or the reverse for a VH combination. 3, record 3, English, - advanced%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- radar à synthèse d'ouverture de pointe
1, record 3, French, radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20pointe
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- radar à synthèse d'ouverture de conception avancée 2, record 3, French, radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20conception%20avanc%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- ASAR 3, record 3, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 3, record 3, French, ASAR
- radar avancé à synthèse d'ouverture 4, record 3, French, radar%20avanc%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
correct, masculine noun
- radar ASAR 5, record 3, French, radar%20ASAR
correct, masculine noun
- ASAR 6, record 3, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 6, record 3, French, ASAR
- radar à synthèse d'ouverture de nouvelle génération 7, record 3, French, radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20nouvelle%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
masculine noun
- ASAR 8, record 3, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 8, record 3, French, ASAR
- radar de pointe à synthèse d'ouverture 9, record 3, French, radar%20de%20pointe%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
masculine noun
- ASAR 10, record 3, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 10, record 3, French, ASAR
- SAR de pointe 10, record 3, French, SAR%20de%20pointe
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le radar ASAR (Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar) [...] à synthèse d'ouverture [,] dispose d'une antenne de 10 m et travaille en 5 modes différents avec des résolutions de 1 km à 30 m pour l'observation des terres émergées, des océans et des calottes polaires. (ESA, réalisé par Astrium) 11, record 3, French, - radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20pointe
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce radar peut transmettre et recevoir à la fois en polarisation horizontale (H) et verticale (V) d'où la possibilité de créer des paires d'images en combinant HH et VV, HH et HV ou VV et VH. 8, record 3, French, - radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20pointe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-09-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Telecommunications Facilities
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- H-plane sectoral horn
1, record 4, English, H%2Dplane%20sectoral%20horn
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A sectoral horn flared in the H plane only. The parallel sides are parallel to the electric field of the principal mode of the rectangular waveguide feeding the horn. 2, record 4, English, - H%2Dplane%20sectoral%20horn
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Installations de télécommunications
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cornet sectoriel H
1, record 4, French, cornet%20sectoriel%20H
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cornet sectoriel dont les deux faces parallèles sont parallèles au champ électrique du mode principal du guide rectangulaire qui l'alimente. 1, record 4, French, - cornet%20sectoriel%20H
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
- Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- bocina sectorial plano H
1, record 4, Spanish, bocina%20sectorial%20plano%20H
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bocina sectorial cuyas dos caras paralelas son paralelas al campo eléctrico del modo principal de la guiaonda rectangular que la alimenta. 1, record 4, Spanish, - bocina%20sectorial%20plano%20H
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-12-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- moisture field 1, record 5, English, moisture%20field
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
References :"Initialization of Moisture in Primitive Equation Models", Lejenas, H, 1979, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 107, pp 1299-1305, and "On the Influence of the Technique of Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization on the Nonconvective Precipitation Rate", Lejenas, H, 1980, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 108. 1, record 5, English, - moisture%20field
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- champ hygrométrique
1, record 5, French, champ%20hygrom%C3%A9trique
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- champ d'humidité 1, record 5, French, champ%20d%27humidit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Référence pour le français (champ d'humidité) et l'anglais : "Précipitation des premières 24 heures"/"Precipitation in the First 24 Hours", traduit par T. Knowles. 1, record 5, French, - champ%20hygrom%C3%A9trique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-03-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- initial moisture field 1, record 6, English, initial%20moisture%20field
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
References :"Initialization of Moisture in Primitive Equation Models", Lejenas, H, 1979, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 107, pp 1299-1305, and "On the Influence of the Technique of Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization on the Nonconvective Precipitation Rate", Lejenas, H, 1980, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 108. 1, record 6, English, - initial%20moisture%20field
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- champ initial d'humidité
1, record 6, French, champ%20initial%20d%27humidit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Référence : "Filtrage spatial et post-traitement", "Principales différences entre V8 et V9", "Analyse de l'humidité", and "Bogus de l'humidité", Chapters IV - VII, Notes for RPN course ? 1, record 6, French, - champ%20initial%20d%27humidit%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-03-31
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- large-scale flow 1, record 7, English, large%2Dscale%20flow
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
References :"On the Influence of the Technique of Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization on the Nonconvective Precipitation Rate", Lejenas, H, 1980, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 108, and "Precipitation Forecasts at the Canadian Meteorological Centre", David Davies and Marvin Olson, July 1972. 1, record 7, English, - large%2Dscale%20flow
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- circulation à l'échelle synoptique
1, record 7, French, circulation%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chelle%20synoptique
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Référence pour le français et l'anglais : "Prévisions des quantités de précipitation"/"Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts". 1, record 7, French, - circulation%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9chelle%20synoptique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-03-31
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- initial vertical velocity 1, record 8, English, initial%20vertical%20velocity
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
References :"On the Influence of the Technique of Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization on the Nonconvective Precipitation Rate", Lejenas, H, 1980, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 108, and "Initialization of Moisture in Primitive Equation Models", Lejenas, H, 1979, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 107, pp 1299-1305. 1, record 8, English, - initial%20vertical%20velocity
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- vitesse verticale initiale
1, record 8, French, vitesse%20verticale%20initiale
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Références : "Filtrage spatial et post-traitement", "Principales différences entre V8 et V9", "Analyse de l'humidité", and "Bogus de l'humidité", Chapters IV - VII, Notes for RPN course ? 1, record 8, French, - vitesse%20verticale%20initiale
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1986-03-31
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- nonlinear normal mode initialization 1, record 9, English, nonlinear%20normal%20mode%20initialization
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reference :"On the Influence of the Technique of Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization on the Nonconvective Precipitation Rate", Lejenas, H, 1980, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 108. 1, record 9, English, - nonlinear%20normal%20mode%20initialization
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- initialisation non-linéaire par modes normaux
1, record 9, French, initialisation%20non%2Dlin%C3%A9aire%20par%20modes%20normaux
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Référence pour le français et l'anglais: "Précipitation des premières 24 heures"/"Precipitation in the First 24 Hours", traduit par T. Knowles. 1, record 9, French, - initialisation%20non%2Dlin%C3%A9aire%20par%20modes%20normaux
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1986-03-31
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- vertical interpolation 1, record 10, English, vertical%20interpolation
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
References :"Case Study : Revised Analyses and Their Impact on a Numerical Forecast over the Eastern Pacific Ocean", E Kirkwood, & "Cloud and Precipitation Verification of CMC Subjective Prognosis", G Pellerin, in The Monthly Review, V II, No 12; "Parameterization of Clouds, Precipitation and Radiation for Forecast Models", Yves Delage, September 1979; and "On the Influence of the Technique of Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization on the Nonconvective Precipitation Rate", Lejenas, H, 1980, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 108. 1, record 10, English, - vertical%20interpolation
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- interpolation verticale
1, record 10, French, interpolation%20verticale
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-03-31
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- quasi-geostrophic theory 1, record 11, English, quasi%2Dgeostrophic%20theory
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
References :"On the Influence of the Technique of Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization on the Nonconvective Precipitation Rate", Lejenas, H, 1980, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 108, and "Initialization of Moisture in Primitive Equation Models", Lejenas, H, 1979, Monthly Weather Review, Vol 107, pp 1299-1305. 1, record 11, English, - quasi%2Dgeostrophic%20theory
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- théorie quasi-géostrophique
1, record 11, French, th%C3%A9orie%20quasi%2Dg%C3%A9ostrophique
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Référence pour le français et l'anglais : "Précipitation des premières 24 heures"/"Precipitation in the First 24 Hours", traduit par T. Knowles. 1, record 11, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20quasi%2Dg%C3%A9ostrophique
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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