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SPLIT-SCAN CLOUD CAMERA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spin scan cloud camera
1, record 1, English, spin%20scan%20cloud%20camera
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SSCC 1, record 1, English, SSCC
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Record 1, Synonyms, English
- split-scan cloud camera 2, record 1, English, split%2Dscan%20cloud%20camera
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A camera system [that] made use of the spin-stabilization of the satellite to produce high-resolution cloud imagery. 2, record 1, English, - spin%20scan%20cloud%20camera
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] spin-scan cloud camera [was] developed by scientists at the University of Wisconsin and flown on the first ATS [Applications Technology Satellite] in 1966. 2, record 1, English, - spin%20scan%20cloud%20camera
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- caméra à balayage rotatif pour la prise de vues de la couverture nuageuse
1, record 1, French, cam%C3%A9ra%20%C3%A0%20balayage%20rotatif%20pour%20la%20prise%20de%20vues%20de%20la%20couverture%20nuageuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Caméra logée à bord d'un satellite qui profitait de la rotation de ce dernier pour capter des images à haute résolution de la couverture nuageuse. 2, record 1, French, - cam%C3%A9ra%20%C3%A0%20balayage%20rotatif%20pour%20la%20prise%20de%20vues%20de%20la%20couverture%20nuageuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce type de caméra fut mis au point vers 1966 à l'Université du Wisconsin et de l'Iowa (États-Unis). 2, record 1, French, - cam%C3%A9ra%20%C3%A0%20balayage%20rotatif%20pour%20la%20prise%20de%20vues%20de%20la%20couverture%20nuageuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cámara de barrido por rotación para la observación de la nubosidad
1, record 1, Spanish, c%C3%A1mara%20de%20barrido%20por%20rotaci%C3%B3n%20para%20la%20observaci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20nubosidad
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cámara de barrido circular de la cubierta de nubes
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