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IMPULSE RESPONSE WIDTH [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The response width of a sensor output that defines the sensor’s spatial resolution.

CONT

"Higher resolution" refers to a system having a smaller impulse response width.

OBS

impulse response width; IRW : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
DEF

Fonction qui sert à définir la réponse impulsionnelle du rendement d'un capteur.

OBS

Pour chaque capteur imageur, il y a deux fonctions de réponse impulsionnelles, orthogonales l'une par rapport à l'autre.

OBS

largeur de la réponse impulsionnelle; IRW : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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