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RADAR FORESHORTENING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foreshortening
1, record 1, English, foreshortening
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- radar foreshortening 2, record 1, English, radar%20foreshortening
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A distortion in radar images causing the lengths of slopes facing the antenna to appear shorter on the image than on the ground. 3, record 1, English, - foreshortening
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Foreshortening] is produced when radar wavefronts are steeper than the topographic slope. 3, record 1, English, - foreshortening
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
foreshortening: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - foreshortening
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet de rapprochement
1, record 1, French, effet%20de%20rapprochement
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- effet de raccourcissement 2, record 1, French, effet%20de%20raccourcissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour un radar à visée latérale, délocalisation apparente de certaines parties de la cible écartées du plan horizontal de référence au sol. 3, record 1, French, - effet%20de%20rapprochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cet effet de rapprochement résulte de l'inclinaison du front d'onde sur ces parties de cible. 3, record 1, French, - effet%20de%20rapprochement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
effet de rapprochement : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale (CUTS) et par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - effet%20de%20rapprochement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- acortamiento de la pendiente
1, record 1, Spanish, acortamiento%20de%20la%20pendiente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distorsión espacial según la cual las pendientes del terreno mirando hacia la "iluminación" de un radar de vista lateral son representadas como si el tamaño de la línea de alcance estuviera reducida de su verdadero tamaño. 1, record 1, Spanish, - acortamiento%20de%20la%20pendiente
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