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VISIBLE INFRA-RED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITE [1 record]

Record 1 2020-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Remote Sensing
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

... a whisk broom scanning radiometer that collects imagery and radiometric measurements of the land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans in the visible and infrared bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Key term(s)
  • visible infra-red imaging radiometer suite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Télédétection
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

[...] radiomètre à balayage qui collecte des images et des mesures radiométriques de la terre, de l'atmosphère, de la cryosphère et de l'océan mondial dans toutes les bandes du visible et de l'infrarouge du spectre électromagnétique.

Key term(s)
  • suite de radiomètres pour imageurs dans l'infra-rouge et le visible

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Teledetección
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
OBS

VIIRS, por sus siglas en inglés.

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