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IMAGEN TERMICA [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Meteorology
DEF

An image that is the result of data recorded from a surface or from an object by devices sensitive to temperature variations.

OBS

... infra-red or sensing devices ... detect infra-red radiations and display them on a monitor.

OBS

thermal image: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télédétection
  • Météorologie
DEF

Image obtenue à partir de données enregistrées par des dispositifs sensibles aux variations thermiques émanant d'une surface ou d'un objet.

OBS

On utilise à cet effet des senseurs qui détectent le rayonnement infrarouge émis par un objet ou une surface et qui affichent les images obtenues.

OBS

image thermique : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teledetección
  • Meteorología
DEF

Imagen producida por la radiación térmica de los cuerpos, que pueden medirse y registrarse electrónicamente en termografías.

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Record 2 2003-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
DEF

A technique wherein an infrared camera is used to photographically portray the surface temperatures of the body, based on the self-emanating infrared radiation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
DEF

Procédé permettant la visualisation et l'enregistrement du rayonnement thermique émis par l'organisme à travers la peau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
DEF

Observación de la temperatura corporal aumentada en las zonas afectas de un proceso patógeno.

OBS

A partir de la propia radiación térmica, correspondiente a la parte infrarroja del espectro, se obtiene una imagen del reparto de la temperatura en el cuerpo humano.

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