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FROST FILTER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Frost enhanced filter
1, record 1, English, Frost%20enhanced%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The best results for ERS 2 data have been obtained for the Frost enhanced filter using 5x5 window, applied separately to each crop and followed by a 3X3 median filter. For RADARSAT 1 the selected window covers 7x7 pixels. Such filtering techniques significantly improved the visual output of a SAR color composite. 2, record 1, English, - Frost%20enhanced%20filter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Frost filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 3, record 1, English, - Frost%20enhanced%20filter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filtre de Frost amélioré
1, record 1, French, filtre%20de%20Frost%20am%C3%A9lior%C3%A9
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 CONT
Le filtre de Frost et le filtre de Frost amélioré n'existent pas en version «régions entières». Le nombre total de filtres implantés est donc de 28. 1, record 1, French, - filtre%20de%20Frost%20am%C3%A9lior%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
filtre de Frost : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 1, French, - filtre%20de%20Frost%20am%C3%A9lior%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Frost filter
1, record 2, English, Frost%20filter
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] Frost filter allows [the reduction of] speckle while preserving edges in a radar image. This filter is intermediate between LEE filter and median filter. 2, record 2, English, - Frost%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Frost filter differs from the LEE and Kuan filters [in such a manner] that the scene reflectivity is estimated by convolving the observed image with the impulse response of the SAR system. 2, record 2, English, - Frost%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Adaptive filters mainly include the Kuan filter, the LEE filter, the Frost filter and the Gamma MAP filter. 3, record 2, English, - Frost%20filter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Frost filter: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 4, record 2, English, - Frost%20filter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filtre de Frost
1, record 2, French, filtre%20de%20Frost
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En imagerie radar, le filtre de Frost sert à atténuer le chatoiement de l'image tout en préservant les contours. Ce filtre [est considéré comme] un filtre intermédiaire entre le filtre de LEE et le filtre médian. 2, record 2, French, - filtre%20de%20Frost
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
filtre de Frost : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 2, record 2, French, - filtre%20de%20Frost
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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