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COHERENT REFLECTOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coherent reflector
1, record 1, English, coherent%20reflector
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A coherent reflector is a simple or complex surface (such as a corner reflector) from which reflected wave components are coherent with respect to each other, and thus combine to yield larger effective power than would be observed from a diffuse scattering surface of the same area. 2, record 1, English, - coherent%20reflector
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coherent reflector: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - coherent%20reflector
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
- Émission et réception radio
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réflecteur cohérent
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9flecteur%20coh%C3%A9rent
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface géométrique simple ou complexe sur laquelle les composantes de l'onde réfléchie sont cohérentes l'une par rapport à l'autre et dont la combinaison produit une puissance effective plus grande que la puissance observée à partir d'une surface diffusante de superficie comparable. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9flecteur%20coh%C3%A9rent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réflecteur cohérent : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9flecteur%20coh%C3%A9rent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teledetección
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- relector coherente
1, record 1, Spanish, relector%20coherente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Superficie simple o compleja (como un reflector de esquina) en la cual los componentes de la onda reflejada son coherentes entre ellos y como consecuencia se combinan para producir una fuerza más grande que la que podría observarse desde una superficie de dispersión difusa de la misma área. 1, record 1, Spanish, - relector%20coherente
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