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ANGULO INCIDENCIA LOCAL [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The angle between the radar beam center and the normal to the local topography.

OBS

local incidence angle: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
DEF

Angle entre l'illumination radar et la normale à la surface terrestre.

CONT

Selon l'altitude du radar, l'angle d'incidence varie de la portée proximale à la portée distale. Aussi, affecte-t-elle la géométrie de la visée. L'angle d'incidence local tient compte de l'inclinaison locale du terrain en tout point de l'image.

OBS

angle d'incidence local : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
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