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HORIZONTAL TRANSMIT HORIZONTAL RECEIVE POLARISATION [4 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
- vertical transmit and horizontal receive polarization
1, record 1, English, vertical%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive%20polarization
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VH 1, record 1, English, VH
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- VH polarization 2, record 1, English, VH%20polarization
correct, noun
- vertical transmission and horizontal reception polarization 3, record 1, English, vertical%20transmission%20and%20horizontal%20reception%20polarization
correct, noun
- vertical transmit and horizontal receive 4, record 1, English, vertical%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive
correct, noun
- VH 4, record 1, English, VH
correct, noun
- VH 4, record 1, English, VH
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. 4, record 1, English, - vertical%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive%20polarization
Record 1, Key term(s)
- vertical transmit and horizontal receive polarisation
- VH polarisation
- vertical transmission and horizontal reception polarisation
- vertical 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 verticale pour la transmission et horizontale pour la réception
1, record 1, French, polarisation%20verticale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VH 1, record 1, French, VH
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- polarisation VH 2, record 1, French, polarisation%20VH
correct, feminine noun
- transmission verticale et réception horizontale 1, record 1, French, transmission%20verticale%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
- VH 1, record 1, French, VH
correct, feminine noun
- VH 1, record 1, French, VH
- polarisation verticale à la transmission et horizontale à la réception 3, record 1, French, polarisation%20verticale%20%C3%A0%20la%20transmission%20et%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
- VH 3, record 1, French, VH
correct, feminine noun
- VH 3, record 1, French, VH
- émission verticale et réception horizontale 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9mission%20verticale%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20horizontale
feminine noun
- VH 4, record 1, French, VH
feminine noun
- VH 4, record 1, French, VH
- émission en polarisation verticale et réception en polarisation horizontale 5, record 1, French, %C3%A9mission%20en%20polarisation%20verticale%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20en%20polarisation%20horizontale
feminine noun
- VH 5, record 1, French, VH
feminine noun
- VH 5, record 1, French, VH
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%20verticale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-07-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Remote Sensing
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- horizontal transmit and vertical receive polarization
1, record 2, English, horizontal%20transmit%20and%20vertical%20receive%20polarization
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- HV polarization 2, record 2, English, HV%20polarization
correct, noun
- horizontal transmission and vertical reception polarization 3, record 2, English, horizontal%20transmission%20and%20vertical%20reception%20polarization
correct, noun
- HV 3, record 2, English, HV
correct, noun
- HV 3, record 2, English, HV
- horizontal transmit and vertical receive 4, record 2, English, horizontal%20transmit%20and%20vertical%20receive
correct, noun
- HV 4, record 2, English, HV
correct, noun
- HV 4, record 2, English, HV
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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. 4, record 2, English, - horizontal%20transmit%20and%20vertical%20receive%20polarization
Record 2, Key term(s)
- horizontal transmit and vertical receive polarisation
- HV polarisation
- horizontal transmission and vertical reception polarisation
- horizontal transmission and vertical reception
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Télédétection
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polarisation horizontale pour la transmission et verticale pour la réception
1, record 2, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20verticale%20pour%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- HV 1, record 2, French, HV
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- polarisation horizontale à l'émission et verticale à la réception 2, record 2, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20l%27%C3%A9mission%20et%20verticale%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
- polarisation HV 3, record 2, French, polarisation%20HV
correct, feminine noun
- transmission horizontale et réception verticale 1, record 2, French, transmission%20horizontale%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20verticale
correct, feminine noun
- HV 1, record 2, French, HV
correct, feminine noun
- HV 1, record 2, French, HV
- polarisation horizontale à la transmission et verticale à la réception 4, record 2, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20la%20transmission%20et%20verticale%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
- HV 4, record 2, French, HV
correct, feminine noun
- HV 4, record 2, French, HV
- émission horizontale et réception verticale 5, record 2, French, %C3%A9mission%20horizontale%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20verticale
feminine noun
- HV 5, record 2, French, HV
feminine noun
- HV 5, record 2, French, HV
- émission en polarisation horizontale et réception en polarisation verticale 6, record 2, French, %C3%A9mission%20en%20polarisation%20horizontale%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20en%20polarisation%20verticale
feminine noun
- HV 6, record 2, French, HV
feminine noun
- HV 6, record 2, French, HV
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - polarisation%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20verticale%20pour%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-07-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Remote Sensing
- Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- horizontal transmit and horizontal receive polarization
1, record 3, English, horizontal%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive%20polarization
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- HH polarization 2, record 3, English, HH%20polarization
correct, noun
- horizontal transmission and horizontal reception polarization 3, record 3, English, horizontal%20transmission%20and%20horizontal%20reception%20polarization
correct, noun
- HH 3, record 3, English, HH
correct, noun
- HH 3, record 3, English, HH
- horizontal transmit and horizontal receive 4, record 3, English, horizontal%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive
correct, noun
- HH 4, record 3, English, HH
correct, noun
- HH 4, record 3, English, HH
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - horizontal%20transmit%20and%20horizontal%20receive%20polarization
Record 3, Key term(s)
- horizontal transmit and horizontal receive polarisation
- HH polarisation
- horizontal transmission and horizontal reception polarisation
- horizontal transmission and horizontal reception
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Télédétection
- Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- polarisation horizontale pour la transmission et la réception
1, record 3, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- HH 1, record 3, French, HH
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- polarisation HH 2, record 3, French, polarisation%20HH
correct, feminine noun
- polarisation horizontale à l'émission et à la réception 3, record 3, 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 3, French, transmission%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20horizontales
correct, feminine noun
- HH 1, record 3, French, HH
correct, feminine noun
- HH 1, record 3, French, HH
- polarisation horizontale à la transmission et à la réception 4, record 3, French, polarisation%20horizontale%20%C3%A0%20la%20transmission%20et%20%C3%A0%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- HH 4, record 3, French, HH
correct, feminine noun
- HH 4, record 3, French, HH
- émission et réception en polarisation horizontale 5, record 3, French, %C3%A9mission%20et%20r%C3%A9ception%20en%20polarisation%20horizontale
feminine noun
- HH 5, record 3, French, HH
feminine noun
- HH 5, record 3, French, HH
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - polarisation%20horizontale%20pour%20la%20transmission%20et%20la%20r%C3%A9ception
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-11-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- advanced synthetic aperture radar
1, record 4, English, advanced%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- ASAR 1, record 4, English, ASAR
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- advanced SAR 2, record 4, English, advanced%20SAR
correct
- ASAR 2, record 4, English, ASAR
correct
- ASAR 2, record 4, English, ASAR
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - advanced%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- radar à synthèse d'ouverture de pointe
1, record 4, French, radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20pointe
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- radar à synthèse d'ouverture de conception avancée 2, record 4, French, radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20conception%20avanc%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- ASAR 3, record 4, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 3, record 4, French, ASAR
- radar avancé à synthèse d'ouverture 4, record 4, French, radar%20avanc%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
correct, masculine noun
- radar ASAR 5, record 4, French, radar%20ASAR
correct, masculine noun
- ASAR 6, record 4, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 6, record 4, French, ASAR
- radar à synthèse d'ouverture de nouvelle génération 7, record 4, French, radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20nouvelle%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration
masculine noun
- ASAR 8, record 4, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 8, record 4, French, ASAR
- radar de pointe à synthèse d'ouverture 9, record 4, French, radar%20de%20pointe%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture
masculine noun
- ASAR 10, record 4, French, ASAR
masculine noun
- ASAR 10, record 4, French, ASAR
- SAR de pointe 10, record 4, French, SAR%20de%20pointe
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20pointe
Record number: 4, 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 4, French, - radar%20%C3%A0%20synth%C3%A8se%20d%27ouverture%20de%20pointe
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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