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AZIMUTH COMPRESSION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- azimuth compression
1, record 1, English, azimuth%20compression
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Azimuth compression consists of coherently correlating the received signal with the azimuth replica function. 2, record 1, English, - azimuth%20compression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In the SAR signal domain, the raw data is spread out in the range and azimuth directions and must be coherently compressed to realise the full-resolution potential of the instrument. 2, record 1, English, - azimuth%20compression
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
azimuth compression: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - azimuth%20compression
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compression en azimut
1, record 1, French, compression%20en%20azimut
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compression azimutale 2, record 1, French, compression%20azimutale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] compression en azimut consiste donc à rassembler pour chaque cible l'information étalée en azimut. Cette technique exige une localisation précise des différentes contributions dans l'image. Or, celles-ci sont souvent étalées en distance. Ce phénomène[,] appelé migration [...] doit être corrigé avant la compression en azimut si l'on veut que celle-ci s'effectue correctement. 3, record 1, French, - compression%20en%20azimut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compression en azimut : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - compression%20en%20azimut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- compresión en acimut
1, record 1, Spanish, compresi%C3%B3n%20en%20acimut
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- compresión acimutal 2, record 1, Spanish, compresi%C3%B3n%20acimutal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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