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ALTIMETRE MULTI-FAISCEAUX [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

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

[An] altimeter that uses a double antenna interferometer, pointed off nadir, to accomplish large swath widths.

OBS

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

French

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

Altimètre qui utilise un interféromètre à double antenne, pointée ailleurs qu'au nadir, pour couvrir de grandes fauchées.

OBS

altimètre multi-faisceaux : 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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