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X BAND RADAR [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
OBS

The radars use high frequency and advanced radar signal processing technology to improve target resolution, which permits the radar to more accurately discriminate between closely-spaced objects.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
CONT

Les radars en bande X utilisent des hautes fréquences ainsi qu'un système de signal radar avancé pour optimiser la résolution et assurer une discrimination efficace entre les têtes assaillantes et les multiples leurres et autres débris spatiaux volontairement ou involontairement causés par la séparation du véhicule de rentrée du dernier étage du missile.

OBS

radar bande X : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

X-SAR (X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar), an integral part of NASA's Space Radar Lab (SRL) ... is able to measure virtually any region of the Earth in all weathers and sunlight conditions, as well as to penetrate vegetation, ice and dry sand, to map the surface and provide scientists with detailed information on climatic and geological processes, hydrological cycles and ocean circulation.

Key term(s)
  • X band synthetic aperture radar
  • X SAR

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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