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HH POLARISATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-07-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Remote Sensing
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal transmit and horizontal receive polarization
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive%20polarization
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- HH polarization 2, record 1, English, HH%20polarization
correct, noun
- horizontal transmission and horizontal reception polarization 3, record 1, English, horizontal%20transmission%20and%20horizontal%20reception%20polarization
correct, noun
- HH 3, record 1, English, HH
correct, noun
- HH 3, record 1, English, HH
- horizontal transmit and horizontal receive 4, record 1, English, horizontal%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive
correct, noun
- HH 4, record 1, English, HH
correct, noun
- HH 4, record 1, English, HH
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Polarization refers to the orientation of the electric field ... Most radars are designed to transmit microwave radiation either horizontally polarized (H) or vertically polarized (V). Similarly, the antenna receives either the horizontally or vertically polarized backscattered energy, and some radars can receive both. 5, record 1, English, - horizontal%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive%20polarization
Record 1, Key term(s)
- horizontal transmit and horizontal receive polarisation
- HH polarisation
- horizontal transmission and horizontal reception polarisation
- horizontal transmission and horizontal reception
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Télédétection
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polarisation horizontale pour la transmission et la réception
1, record 1, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HH 1, record 1, French, HH
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- polarisation HH 2, record 1, French, polarisation%20HH
correct, feminine noun
- polarisation horizontale à l'émission et à la réception 3, record 1, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9mission%20et%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
- transmission et réception horizontales 1, record 1, French, transmission%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20horizontales
correct, feminine noun
- HH 1, record 1, French, HH
correct, feminine noun
- HH 1, record 1, French, HH
- polarisation horizontale à la transmission et à la réception 4, record 1, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20la%20transmission%20et%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- HH 4, record 1, French, HH
correct, feminine noun
- HH 4, record 1, French, HH
- émission et réception en polarisation horizontale 5, record 1, French, %C3%A9mission%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20en%20polarisation%20horizontale
feminine noun
- HH 5, record 1, French, HH
feminine noun
- HH 5, record 1, French, HH
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La polarisation représente l'orientation du champ électromagnétique [...] La plupart des radars ont été dessinés de façon à transmettre des hyperfréquences avec une polarisation horizontale (H) ou verticale (V). De même, l'antenne reçoit de l'énergie rétrodiffusée avec polarisation horizontale ou verticale, mais certains radars peuvent recevoir les deux. 1, record 1, French, - polarisation%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-02-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- alternating polarisation mode
1, record 2, English, alternating%20polarisation%20mode
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- alternating polarization mode 2, record 2, English, alternating%20polarization%20mode
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - alternating%20polarisation%20mode
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mode de polarisation alternée
1, record 2, French, mode%20de%20polarisation%20altern%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous élargirons cette série temporelle de mesures en incluant ENVISAT en mode de polarisation alternée. 1, record 2, French, - mode%20de%20polarisation%20altern%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- modo de polarización alternada
1, record 2, Spanish, modo%20de%20polarizaci%C3%B3n%20alternada
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-02-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- extended beam mode
1, record 3, English, extended%20beam%20mode
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Extended beam modes. Low incidence. High indicence. 2, record 3, English, - extended%20beam%20mode
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The RADASAT-2 extended functions allow for high-resolution space imagery modes up to three meters as well as a selection of multiple polarisation modes. In the quad-pol mode, the SAR sensor on board RADARSAT-2 is able to measure the amplitude and the backscattered wave phase in all combinations of the antenna linear polarisations-emission and reception(HH, HV, VV AND VH). 3, record 3, English, - extended%20beam%20mode
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
extended beam mode: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 3, English, - extended%20beam%20mode
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mode faisceaux prolongés
1, record 3, French, mode%20faisceaux%20prolong%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mode faisceaux prolongés haute incidence, [...] faible incidence. 1, record 3, French, - mode%20faisceaux%20prolong%C3%A9s
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fonctions [prolongés] de RADARSAT-2 dotent le satellite de modes d'imagerie à haute résolution spatiale, soit jusqu'à 3 m, mais aussi d'une sélection de polarisations multiples. En effet, grâce au mode d'acquisition en polarisation quadruple, le capteur SAR à bord de RADARSAT-2 peut mesurer l'amplitude et la phase de l'onde rétrodiffusée pour toutes les combinaisons de polarisations linéaires d'émission et de réception de l'antenne (HH, HV, VV et VH). 2, record 3, French, - mode%20faisceaux%20prolong%C3%A9s
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mode faisceaux prolongés : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 3, French, - mode%20faisceaux%20prolong%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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