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SPIN SCAN CLOUD CAMERA [1 record]

Record 1 2006-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audiovisual Techniques and Equipment
  • Meteorology
DEF

A camera system [that] made use of the spin-stabilization of the satellite to produce high-resolution cloud imagery.

OBS

[The] spin-scan cloud camera [was] developed by scientists at the University of Wisconsin and flown on the first ATS [Applications Technology Satellite] in 1966.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Audiovisuel (techniques et équipement)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Caméra logée à bord d'un satellite qui profitait de la rotation de ce dernier pour capter des images à haute résolution de la couverture nuageuse.

OBS

Ce type de caméra fut mis au point vers 1966 à l'Université du Wisconsin et de l'Iowa (États-Unis).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Técnicas y equipo audiovisuales
  • Meteorología
Key term(s)
  • cámara de barrido circular de la cubierta de nubes
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