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OPERATIONAL MEASUREMENTS [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

The process of auditing the quality requirements and the results from quality contro measurements to ensure appropriate quality standards and operational definitions are used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
DEF

Processus qui consiste à auditer les exigences de qualité et les résultats des mesures du contrôle qualité, de façon à s'assurer que les normes de qualité et les définitions opérationnelles appropriées sont utilisées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

GOES [geostationary operational environmental satellites] provide visible and infrared radiometer data that are used for imaging purposes, radiation measurements, and temperature profiles. GOES satellite imagery is used to estimate rainfall amounts, snow accumulation, and overall extent of snow cover. In addition, satellite sensors detect ice fields and map the movement of sea and lake ice.

CONT

The visible and infrared radiometer is a standard radiometer that measures the intensity of radiation in five wavelength channels.

OBS

VIR: Visible and Infrared Radiometer (NOAA and ITOS) [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite and Improved TIROS Operational System].

OBS

VIRR: Visible and InfraRed Radiometer (METEOSAT).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Télédétection
OBS

Mais, un grand nombre de stations terriennes de satellite météorologique GVAR (satellite géostationnaire opérationnel d'étude de l'environnement variable) ou S-VISSR (radiomètre à balayage rotatif dans le visible et l'infrarouge-étendu) en Régions 2 (les Amériques) et 3 (Asie et Pacifique Sud) de l'UIT sont exploitées dans la bande 1683-1690 MHz.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Range Measurements (Telecommunications)
CONT

Spherical near-field test facility... The facility was operational for the first time in April 1979 and since then several complete studies and a large number of spherical near-field measurements have been carried out on different antenna types.

OBS

Spherical near-field testing was selected by ESA [European Space Agency] at an early stage as a highly promising technique for accurate calibration of spacecraft antennas.

Key term(s)
  • spherical near field test facility
  • spherical near field antenna test facility

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Mesures à distance (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Metering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Téléphonométrie

Spanish

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