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REFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENT [7 records]

Record 1 2017-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
CONT

Although there are a number of on-board calibration means not all necessary parameters are accessible. These parameters are subject to on-ground calibration and are not supposed to change from ground to orbit. The most important measurements to be done on ground are [:] the measurement of the diffuser BSDF [Bidirectional Scutter Distribution Function] for the wavelength range of interest [;] the characterisation of the polarisation response of the instrument as a function of the optical path(normal observation path and sun observation path), scan mirror position(the scan mirror reflectivity for S and P polarisation is a function of the mirror angle), and wavelength.

OBS

ground calibration: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
CONT

Étalonnage au sol. Une méthode d'étalonnage permettant d'offrir aux utilisateurs des produits présentant la qualité d'image spécifiée sera élaborée et mise en œuvre.

OBS

étalonnage au sol : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
DEF

Estimates of the changes in the character and composition of organic matter during burial diagenesis ... usually measured by changes in organic chemistry, optical reflectivity and coloration.

CONT

Measurement of changes in the reflectivity of vitrinite, fossil woody material, in incident light is the standard technique for assessing the organic maturity of sedimentary rocks.

OBS

organic maturity: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Organic maturity contours.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
OBS

maturité organique : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Courbes de la maturité organique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
CONT

The incident light reading is technically more accurate than reflected light reading because it involves measurement of the brightness of the illuminating source, regardless of the subject. A reflected light reading is taken from camera position, but an incident light reading involves aiming the meter, fitted with an incident light adapter, toward the light source from subject position. On this basis, subjects reproduce as dark or light in the picture according to their natural reflectivity.

OBS

This method is best for color reversal work or the photography of very dark or light subjects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
CONT

La mesure en lumière incidente est théoriquement plus précise que celle en lumière réfléchie, puisque ne tenant compte que de la lumière frappant le sujet; elle est effectuée en se plaçant contre le sujet principal et en dirigeant le posemètre -- coiffé d'un cône diffuseur -- vers l'objectif de l'appareil. La mesure ne tenant pas compte de la valeur claire ou foncée du sujet, celui-ci est traduit par une densité d'image correspondant à sa réflectance.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

The German coal petrographers apparently make little use of quantitative reflectivity measurements in their routine analysis...

OBS

Anal. Chem., Vol.27, p.1320 (1955)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
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Record 5 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

The Chilbolton rain radar is a world leader in dual-linear-polarisation measurement techniques. The radar is mounted on a 25m antenna, which gives the radar a high spatial resolution of 0. 25°. Its operating frequency of 3 GHz ensures that the signal is attenuated as little as possible. Researchers are able to predict propagation effects up to at least 40 GHz using the radar, since it can characterise the distribution of rain drop sizes using differential reflectivity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques

Spanish

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Record 6 1991-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
  • Optics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie
  • Optique

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
OBS

reflectivity of a stain: coefficient de réflexion d’une tâche

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
OBS

(voc. de la pollution)

Spanish

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