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SWATH WIDTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- swath width
1, record 1, English, swath%20width
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The overall plane angle or linear ground distance covered by a scanner in the across-track dimension. 2, record 1, English, - swath%20width
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Radarsat carries a configurable C-band SAR: the swath width is adjustable from 35-500 km, with spatial resolutions from 10-100 m respectively, and can have a beam incidence angle from 20-50. 3, record 1, English, - swath%20width
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
swath width: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 1, English, - swath%20width
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- largeur de fauchée
1, record 1, French, largeur%20de%20fauch%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- largeur de couloir 2, record 1, French, largeur%20de%20couloir
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'une des deux dimensions du couloir exploré, qui dépend principalement de l'angle de scannage ou d'ouverture de faisceau du capteur. 3, record 1, French, - largeur%20de%20fauch%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La largeur de couloir est égale à la différence entre les portées distale et proximale. 4, record 1, French, - largeur%20de%20fauch%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
largeur de fauchée : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 5, record 1, French, - largeur%20de%20fauch%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- anchura de la exploración
1, record 1, Spanish, anchura%20de%20la%20exploraci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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