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LEFT LOOKING MODE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- left-looking mode
1, record 1, English, left%2Dlooking%20mode
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An imaging mode in which the viewing axis of a satellite is rotated from right to left. 2, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 75% of imaging will be performed in right-looking mode : the left-looking mode will be used for Antarctic mapping, emergency situations and to improve market access. 3, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
left-looking mode : term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group(RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - left%2Dlooking%20mode
Record 1, Key term(s)
- left looking mode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mode de visée à gauche
1, record 1, French, mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mode faisceau orienté à gauche 2, record 1, French, mode%20faisceau%20orient%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20gauche
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mode imageur dont l'axe de visée du satellite est pivoté de droite à gauche. 3, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Avec sa fonction de visée à droite et à gauche, RADARSAT-2 pourra capter des images à une résolution pouvant atteindre 3 mètres dans un couloir de 800 km d'un côté comme de l'autre de la trace. 4, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mode de visée à gauche : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 1, French, - mode%20de%20vis%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20gauche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- modo de visualización izquierda
1, record 1, Spanish, modo%20de%20visualizaci%C3%B3n%20izquierda
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- extended high incidence beam
1, record 2, English, extended%20high%20incidence%20beam
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- extended high beam 2, record 2, English, extended%20high%20beam
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The entire Antarctic continent was mapped. Because the standard beam in left looking mode omits a small area over the South Pole, this area was filled in using the extended high incidence beam. 3, record 2, English, - extended%20high%20incidence%20beam
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... This imaging mode will be available in co-polarization, cross-polarization and dual polarization. 4, record 2, English, - extended%20high%20incidence%20beam
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
extended high incidence beam: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 2, English, - extended%20high%20incidence%20beam
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- faisceau étendu à haute incidence
1, record 2, French, faisceau%20%C3%A9tendu%20%C3%A0%20haute%20incidence
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- faisceau étendu haute incidence 2, record 2, French, faisceau%20%C3%A9tendu%20haute%20incidence
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les angles d'incidence supérieurs à 49° sont couverts par les faisceaux [étendus] à haute incidence jusqu'à un angle de 60°. [...] Ce type de faisceau sera disponible en co-polarisation, en polarisation croisée ou en double polarisation. 3, record 2, French, - faisceau%20%C3%A9tendu%20%C3%A0%20haute%20incidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faisceau étendu à haute incidence : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 3, record 2, French, - faisceau%20%C3%A9tendu%20%C3%A0%20haute%20incidence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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