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A type of DEW [directed-energy weapon] that uses RF [radio-frequency] energy to upset or damage the electronics of a target.  5, record 1, English, - radio%20frequency%20weapon

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RF weapons are usually divided into two categories: high power microwave (HPM) weapons and ultrawideband (UWB) (or video pulse) weapons.  6, record 1, English, - radio%20frequency%20weapon

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The primary distinction between RF weapons and more conventional EW systems is that RF weapons actually affect the electronics and not just the electronic environment, thereby causing temporary or permanent electronics failure that persists even after the RF beam has been turned off. RF weapons will mainly target receiver systems with in-band HPM [high-power microwave] radiation or computer systems with ultrawideband impulses.  5, record 1, English, - radio%20frequency%20weapon

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In a radio-frequency weapon, electromagnetic radiation at wavelengths similar to that of radar is aimed at a target by means of an antenna. The principal effect would be to damage or destroy the electronic circuits of a missile.  7, record 1, English, - radio%20frequency%20weapon

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A tall metallic structure used as a support for one or more microwave antennas. The associated transmitter and receiver microwave equipment and their power supplies are housed in bays inside a small building located near the tower.  3, record 2, English, - microwave%20tower

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Structure métallique verticale, qui permet de supporter des antennes de faisceaux hertziens, constituée généralement de pièces tubulaires assemblées entre elles par des boulons à haute résistance.  4, record 2, French, - tour%20hertzienne

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In communications, a direct propagation path that does not go below the radio horizon.  2, record 3, English, - line%20of%20sight

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Characteristic of some open-air transmission technologies where the area between a transmitter and a receiver must be clear and unobstructed. Said of microwave, infrared, and open-air, laser-type transmissions.  3, record 3, English, - line%20of%20sight

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État d'une onde radioélectrique qui se propage entre les antennes d'émission et de réception sur un rayon rectiligne.  1, record 3, French, - visibilit%C3%A9%20directe

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en visibilité directe : locution servant à qualifier les moyens qui fonctionnent avec de telles ondes.  1, record 3, French, - visibilit%C3%A9%20directe

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Característica de algunas técnicas de transmisión en el espacio libre que requieren una ruta despejada entre el transmisor y el receptor, como en transmisiones por microondas, enlaces ópticos o por infrarrojos.  1, record 3, Spanish, - con%20visibilidad%20directa

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An instrument combining a pulsed laser transmitter and optical receiver(usually a telescope) with an electronic signal processing unit used for the detection and ranging of various distant targets in the atmosphere, analogous to the principles of operation of microwave radar.  6, record 4, English, - lidar

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The lidar technique operates on the same principle as radar; in fact, it is sometimes called laser radar. The principal difference between lidar and radar is the wavelength of the radiation used. Radar uses wavelengths in the radio band whereas lidar uses light, that is usually generated by lasers in modern lidar systems.  7, record 4, English, - lidar

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There are three basic generic types of lidar: range finders, DIAL, and Doppler lidars. Rande finder lidars are the simplest lidars. They are used to measure the distance from the lidar instrument to a solid or hard target Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) is used to measure chemical concentrations (such as ozone, water vapor, pollutants) in the atmosphere. Doppler lidar is used to measure the velocity of a target High-resolution DEMs with vertical accuracy as good as 10 cm can be created with Lidar. Lidar is also better able to map bare earth elevations in forested or vegetated areas than other methods because only a single laser pulse needs to be able to reach between trees and the ground.  8, record 4, English, - lidar

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lidar: Coined word for light detection and ranging.  6, record 4, English, - lidar

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Combinaison d'un laser et d'un récepteur accolés, destinée à étudier les échos produits par les particules de l'atmosphère sur des ondes visibles ou infrarouges.  5, record 4, French, - lidar

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La détection se fait par des cellules optiques suivies de photomultiplicateurs.  6, record 4, French, - lidar

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Le lidar sert également à la localisation et à la poursuite télémétrique d'engins dans le ciel.  7, record 4, French, - lidar

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lidar : acronyme dérivé du terme anglais «light detection and ranging» qui veut dire «détection et télémétrie par ondes lumineuses».  8, record 4, French, - lidar

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Aparato de detección y localización por ondas luminosas.  1, record 4, Spanish, - lidar

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A satellite is a wireless receiver/transmitter that operates in orbit around the earth and acts as a microwave relay station, receiving signals sent from a ground-based station, amplifying them, and retransmitting them on a different frequency to another groundbased station.  1, record 5, English, - microwave%20relay%20station

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radio relay; RR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.  8, record 5, English, - microwave%20relay%20station

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Station réémettrice assurant le relayage d'un faisceau hertzien lorsque l'antenne de réception n'est pas en visibilité directe de l'antenne d'émission.  1, record 5, French, - relais%20hertzien

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Dans le cas le plus fréquent d'un relais hertzien au sol, celui-ci comprend essentiellement un pylône ou une tour portant deux ou plusieurs antennes paraboliques et abritant les appareils de réception et réémission des signaux.  1, record 5, French, - relais%20hertzien

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Peut être constitué par un satellite de télécommunications.  1, record 5, French, - relais%20hertzien

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The three onboard microwave scan beam landing systems are airborne Ku-band receiver/transmitter navigation and landing aids with decoding and computational capabilities. The MSBLS [Microwave Scan Beam Landing System] units determine slant range, azimuth and elevation to the ground stations alongside the landing runway. MSBLS is used during terminal area energy management, the approach and landing flight phases and return-to-launch-site aborts.  2, record 6, English, - terminal%20area%20energy%20management

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Instruments carried by the GFO-2 spacecraft include a two-frequency solid state altimeter, a two-frequency microwave radiometer, a 20-channel encrypted GPS receiver, and a laser retroreflector.  2, record 7, English, - solid%2Dstate%20altimeter

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Cet altimètre européen, [...] l'altimètre à l'état solide (c'est à dire dont les ondes sont créés mécaniquement et non électroniquement, comme celles de TOPEX [expérience de topographie des océans]), utilise la même antenne que TOPEX.  2, record 7, French, - altim%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9tat%20solide

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Invisible barrier detectors generate an invisible beam of energy and are intended to detec intruders running, walking, or crawling through the beam. The barrier is formed by a transmitter emitting a beam of either microwave or infrared energy. A corresponding receiver, located in the line of sight of the transmitter at the opposite end of the beam, receives and monitors the transmitted signal for changes characteristics of someone penetrating the beam.  1, record 8, English, - invisible%20barrier%20detector

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Active motion detectors fill the volume in range of the detector with either ultrasonic, microwave, or sonic energy. The transmitted energy forms a standing wave pattern as it reflects from the objects and walls in the room. Some of this energy is reflected back to the detector receiver, where it is received and processed. When there is a disturbance in the received signal due to someone moving within the protected area, the processor initiates an alarm.  1, record 9, English, - active%20motion%20detector

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Active detection system: a ... system which emits energy as a means of detection.  2, record 9, English, - active%20motion%20detector

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The laser(or lidar) velocimeter [lidar=light radar] operates in a fashion entirely analogous to that of the airborne Doppler weather radars likely soon to be available for detecting turbulence in storm cells. As with radars, the device detects air movements by observing the motion of particles suspended in the air and carried with it. The only significant difference is that a beam of coherent infrared radiation is used to scan ahead of the aircraft, instead of a beam(or series of pulses) of radio energy in the considerably longer-wavelength microwave band. The frequency of the back-scattered echoes or reflections undergoes Doppler shift detection by standard heterodyning techniques, which involve comparing the frequency of the reflected illumination with that of the original laser beam. Any reflecting object or material which has motion relative to the transmitter/receiver will cause a detectable shift in frequency, which can be isolated from the transmitter's own proper motion(over the ground) and thus yield a precise indication of the speed at which the air is moving several hundred metres in front of the aircraft. From this data, it is easy to compute what the air speed of the aircraft will be when it reaches that particular patch of air in a few seconds’ time [and hence detect possible turbulence ahead].  2, record 10, English, - laser%20velocimeter

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Le principe de fonctionnement du vélocimètre à laser (ou lidar) est exactement le même que celui des radars météorologiques Doppler de bord, qui doivent être mis en service prochainement pour la détection des turbulences dans les systèmes d'orages.  1, record 10, French, - v%C3%A9locim%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20laser

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