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SONDEUR LIMBE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remote Sensing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- limb sounder
1, record 1, English, limb%20sounder
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A passive sensor used for limb sensing. 2, record 1, English, - limb%20sounder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Early in 1987 the European Space Agency asked a group of experts, the LISA (Limb Sounder of the Atmosphere) Consultancy Group, to assess the scientific utility of a limb sounder flown on a polar platform, to review and contrast the available technologies for limb sounding in the various parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and to prepare outline specifications of a suitable instrument for use in a concept study. 3, record 1, English, - limb%20sounder
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
limb sensor: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG). 2, record 1, English, - limb%20sounder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télédétection
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sondeur au limbe
1, record 1, French, sondeur%20au%20limbe
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 DEF
Capteur passif approprié au sondage au limbe. 2, record 1, French, - sondeur%20au%20limbe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sondage au limbe : Mesurage, par télédétection aérienne ou spatiale, de propriétés physico-chimiques de l'atmosphère d'un astre, en procédant à une exploration radiométrique locale dans une région déterminée de son limbe. 3, record 1, French, - sondeur%20au%20limbe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sondeur au limbe : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR). 4, record 1, French, - sondeur%20au%20limbe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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