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Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scanning synthetic aperture radar
1, record 1, English, scanning%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- ScanSAR 1, record 1, English, ScanSAR
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A radar having the capability to illuminate several subswaths by scanning its antenna off-nadir into different positions. 2, record 1, English, - scanning%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Instead of having the beam sweep along in a continuous fashion, we triggered the TR [transformer-rectifier] modules to electronically wiggle the beam back and forth, perpendicular to the direction of flight. In the radar world, we call this ScanSAR(Scanning Synthetic Aperture Radar), because the beam scans across swath the way an electron beam sweeps across the face of a cathode-ray tube to make a television picture. You point the beam at one spot on the ground for about a tenth of a second, then zip it over to another place and point it there for a while, then you zip it over to a third place, then a fourth. By looking at four such subspots, you can sweep out a much wider swath of data. 3, record 1, English, - scanning%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scanning synthetic aperture radar; ScanSAR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - scanning%20synthetic%20aperture%20radar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- radar ScanSAR
1, record 1, French, radar%20ScanSAR
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- ScanSAR 2, record 1, French, ScanSAR
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- radar à balayage à ouverture synthétique 1, record 1, French, radar%20%C3%A0%20balayage%20%C3%A0%20ouverture%20synth%C3%A9tique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radar ayant la capacité d'éclairer plusieurs sous-couloirs par déplacement latéral de l'antenne dans différentes positions. 3, record 1, French, - radar%20ScanSAR
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
radar ScanSAR; ScanSAR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 1, record 1, French, - radar%20ScanSAR
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Naves espaciales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ScanSAR
1, record 1, Spanish, ScanSAR
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- radar de apertura sintética para exploración 2, record 1, Spanish, radar%20de%20apertura%20sint%C3%A9tica%20para%20exploraci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Transformers
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transformer-rectifier unit
1, record 2, English, transformer%2Drectifier%20unit
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- TRU 1, record 2, English, TRU
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- transformer-rectifier 2, record 2, English, transformer%2Drectifier
- transformer rectifier unit 3, record 2, English, transformer%20rectifier%20%20unit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transformer-rectifier unit; TRU : term and abbreviation standardized by ISO. 4, record 2, English, - transformer%2Drectifier%20unit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Transformateurs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- transformateur-redresseur
1, record 2, French, transformateur%2Dredresseur
correct, masculine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- TRU 2, record 2, French, TRU
officially approved
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- transfo-redresseur 3, record 2, French, transfo%2Dredresseur
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transformateur-redresseur; TRU : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le CUTA opérations aériennes. 4, record 2, French, - transformateur%2Dredresseur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
transformateur-redresseur : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 2, French, - transformateur%2Dredresseur
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ensemble transformateur redresseur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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