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To study a microwave backscattering signature of the water surface from airplane, an airborne scatterometer is used. The measurements are typically performed at either a circle track flight using fixed fan-beam antenna or a rectilinear track flight using rotating antenna...  1, record 1, English, - airborne%20scatterometer

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The characteristic of a substance for which a physical property, such as index of refraction, varies in value with the direction in or along which the measurement is made.  2, record 2, English, - anisotropy

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There is a distinct directional anisotropy in microwave backscatter from the surface of the East Antarctic ice sheet as measured by the C-band wind scatterometer carried by the ERS-1 satellite. The anisotropy is characterised by an amplitude and an orientation which correspond to the amplitude of variation in backscatter coefficient with azimuth and the orientation or look direction for minimum backscatter respectively. The anisotropy is apparent in the differences between the backscatter measurements in the three look directions of the antennas of the instrument.  3, record 2, English, - anisotropy

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Qualité d'un objet qui manifeste, suivant la direction considérée, diverses valeurs pour une même propriété.  2, record 2, French, - anisotropie

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Les propriétés optiques d'un couvert végétal dépendent à la fois de la nature des plantes qui le composent, de leur arrangement spatial ainsi que du sol sous-jacent. La lumière réfléchie par la végétation varie en fonction de la longueur d'onde du rayonnement mais aussi en fonction de la position relative de la source de rayonnement (le soleil) et du capteur du fait de l'anisotropie des surfaces observées.  3, record 2, French, - anisotropie

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anisotropie brutale, discontinue, faible, forte, invariante d'échelle, molle, optique, structurale.  2, record 2, French, - anisotropie

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anisotropie d'effet capillaire, du cristal.  2, record 2, French, - anisotropie

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générateur d'anisotropie.  2, record 2, French, - anisotropie

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Variación de una o varias propiedades [...] según la dirección en que se haga la medición.  2, record 2, Spanish, - anisotrop%C3%ADa

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Instrument for measuring microwave radiation refracted by a non-smooth surface, such as the sea.  2, record 3, English, - microwave%20scatterometer

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Instrumentation flown on Seasat included a radar altimeter, a microwave scatterometer for measuring surface wind speed and direction, a scanning multichannel microwave radiometer for sea surface temperature, a visible and infrared radiometer, and the first spaceborne synthetic aperture radar.  3, record 3, English, - microwave%20scatterometer

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Microwave scatterometer... measures the microwave scattering or reflective properties of surfaces. It is also non-imaging, and is specifically designed to measure backscattering. This requires that it detect more detailed spectral information than imaging radar but has reduced spatial resolution and aerial coverage. The surface is scanned in two or more directions, usually by multiple sensors. The primary application of microwave scatterometers is to measure wind vectors(that is, speed and direction) over the ocean surface. This is based on the principle of ocean ’roughness’ being caused by wind and resulting in a characteristic surface pattern which may be identified by its scattering properties.  4, record 3, English, - microwave%20scatterometer

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Diffusomètre micro-ondes pour la mesure de la vitesse et de la direction des vents.  2, record 3, French, - diffusiom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20hyperfr%C3%A9quences

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Cette carte établie à partir des données du satellite américain QuikSCAT défilant à 800 km d'altitude grâce à l'instrument SeaWinds, diffusiomètre micro-onde à haute fréquences, qui permet d'effectuer des observations à travers les nuages et de mesurer la vitesse moyenne des vents à 10 mètres au-dessus du niveau de l'océan.  3, record 3, French, - diffusiom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20hyperfr%C3%A9quences

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Instrumento para medir la radiación de microondas refractada por una superficie no uniforme, tal como el mar.  2, record 3, Spanish, - dispers%C3%B3metro%20de%20microondas

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A microwave radar scatterometer [that] measures near-surface wind vectors(both speed and direction) over the global oceans.  2, record 4, English, - NASA%20scatterometer

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NASA Scatterometer(NSCAT) is an active microwave radar to measure winds over the oceans by transmitting Ku band microwave pulse(13. 995 GHz) and receiving backscatter powers from the ocean surface. The backscatter powers is subject to changes in direction of surface waves. Multidirectional measurements can thus be used to solve wind speed and direction simultaneously by using algorithm derived from the previous studies.  3, record 4, English, - NASA%20scatterometer

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Using the space-borne NASA scatterometer (NSCAT) to determine the frozen and thawed seasons ...  4, record 4, English, - NASA%20scatterometer

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NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) was launched on August 16, 1996, aboard the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS), a mission of the National Space Development Agency of Japan.  2, record 4, English, - NASA%20scatterometer

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Depuis août 1996, un nouveau détecteur, le diffusiomètre de la NASA (NSCAT) a été embarqué sur le satellite du Système Avancé d'Observation de la Terre japonais (ADEOS). C'est un diffusiomètre bande Ku et il fournira une information similaire mais avec une meilleure résolution spatiale et temporelle, grâce à sa double fauchée et à sa résolution de 25 km.  2, record 4, French, - diffusiom%C3%A8tre%20de%20la%20NASA

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Contrairement aux diffusiomètres de la série ERS, qui opèrent en bande C, où l'atténuation par la pluie peut être négligée, les diffusiomètres de la NASA opèrent en bande Ku.  3, record 4, French, - diffusiom%C3%A8tre%20de%20la%20NASA

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Diffusiomètre : instrument radar de mesure du signal rétrodiffusé par les vagues capillaires à la surface de la mer; il permet [entre autres] la mesure de la vitesse et de la direction du vent depuis l'espace.  4, record 4, French, - diffusiom%C3%A8tre%20de%20la%20NASA

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The CERSAT was created in 1991 in order to ensure the off-line processing of ERS-1 and ERS-2 altimeter, scatterometer and microwave sounder data. This task includes acquisition, algorithmic processing, quality control, archiving and distribution of the data to the oceanographic community. In conjunction with scientists of the Département d’Océanographie Spatiale at IFREMER, the CERSAT groups together all skills required to act as a major data distribution and expertise center in oceanography from space.  1, record 5, English, - Centre%20ERS%20d%27Archivage%20et%20de%20Traitement

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La mission initiale du CERSAT depuis 1991 est d'assurer l'exploitation des données altimètres, sondeur micro-onde et diffusiomètre des satellites ERS-1 et ERS-2, ce qui inclus l'acquisition, le traitement, le contrôle, l'archivage et la diffusion de produits utilisables par la communauté océanographique. Au sein du Laboratoire d'Océanographie Spatiale, le CERSAT collabore étroitement avec une équipe de chercheurs et d'ingénieurs spécialistes de la physique de la mesure et de l'océanographie. Grâce à cela, le CERSAT possède toute la chaîne de compétences lui permettant de se positionner aujourd'hui comme un centre important de diffusion et d'expertise dans le domaine des mesures océanographiques d'origine spatiale.  2, record 5, French, - Centre%20ERS%20d%27Archivage%20et%20de%20Traitement

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The objectives of the microwave remote sensing experiment were to develop all-weather remote sensing methods, study sensor-object interaction by measurement of ocean surface wave spectra with a two-frequency scatterometer, and verify synthetic aperture radar behavior.  2, record 6, English, - two%2Dfrequency%20scatterometer

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