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MODIFIED ANTARCTIC MAPPING MISSION [1 record]

Record 1 2010-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Intergovernmental Programs
  • Research Experiments in Space
  • Cartography
OBS

[A mission whose] objective [was] to perform synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mapping of the Antarctic over three consecutive 24-day repeat cycles.

OBS

MAMM [used] fine beams (high resolution) from RADARSAT to increase the accuracy of the interferometric data analysis for fast-moving glaciers found in the AMM-1 mission.

OBS

The RADARSAT Modified Antarctic Mapping Mission (MAMM) flew from September to November 2000.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes intergouvernementaux
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
  • Cartographie
OBS

[Mission qui avait] pour objectif de cartographier l'Antarctique à l'aide d'un radar à synthèse d'ouverture [SAR].

OBS

La Mission modifiée de cartographie de l'Antarctique (MAMM) (le satellite a conservé sa position de visée à droite), a été effectuée par l'ASC [Agence spatiale canadienne] pendant 3 cycles du satellite (72 jours) à l'automne de l'année 2000.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de programas intergubernamentales
  • Trabajos de investigación en el espacio
  • Cartografía
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