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INTEGER BIAS TERMS [1 record]

Record 1 1994-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The receiver counts the radio waves from the satellite, as they pass the antenna, to a high degree of accuracy.

OBS

However, it has no information on the number of waves to the satellite at the time it started counting. This unknown number of wavelengths between the satellite and the antenna is the integer bias term.

OBS

Term and definition provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
DEF

Le récepteur dénombre de manière très précise les ondes radio émises par le satellite à mesure qu'elles atteignent l'antenne.

OBS

Il ne fournit cependant aucune information sur le nombre d'ondes entre le satellite et le récepteur au moment où ce dernier commence le dénombrement. Ce nombre inconnu de longueurs d'onde entre le satellite et l'antenne est appelé le terme entier de biais.

Spanish

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