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MODE FAISCEAU FAIBLE INCIDENCE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-11-04

English

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

Low incidence beam mode. Approximate incidence angle 16.5°; nominal swath width 170 km; swath coverage to left or right of ground track 125 - 300 km; approximate resolution GND Rg x Az 40 x 28 m.

OBS

low incidence beam mode: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

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

Mode [faisceau] à faible incidence : angle d'incidence approximatif 16.5º; largeur de fauchée nominale 170 km; couverture à gauche ou à droite de la trace 125 - 300 km; résolution approximative dist. sol x az 40 x 28 m.

OBS

À ces angles d'incidence, l'antenne fonctionne hors de ses capacités optimales, des dégradations mineures peuvent donc apparaître dans l'image. Ce type de faisceau sera disponible en co-polarisation, en polarisation croisée ou en double-polarisation.

OBS

mode faisceau à faible incidence : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

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