- radio occultation technique
- 无线电掩星法
Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
Atmospheric Sciences (English-Chinese) dictionary. 2014.
Radio occultation — (RO) is a remote sensing technique used for measuring the physical properties of a planetary atmosphere. It relies on the detection of a change in a radio signal as it passes through the planet s atmosphere i.e. as it is occulted by the… … Wikipedia
GPS Radio occultation — is a relatively new technique (first applied in 1995) for performing atmospheric measurements. It is used as a weather forecasting tool, and could also be harnessed in monitoring climate change. The technique involves a low Earth orbit satellite… … Wikipedia
Occultation — See also: Occult (disambiguation) In this July 1997 still frame captured from video, the bright star Aldebaran has just reappeared on the dark limb of the waning crescent moon in this predawn occultation. An occultation is an event that occurs… … Wikipedia
asteroid — asteroidal, adj. /as teuh royd /, n. 1. Also called minor planet. Astron. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those… … Universalium
GPS meteorology — refers to the use of the effect of the atmosphere on thepropagation of the Global Positioning System s (GPS) radio signals to deriveinformation on the state of the (lower, neutral) atmosphere.There are currently two main operational techniques in … Wikipedia
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Marshall Space Flight Center — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Aerial view of the test area at MSFC … Wikipedia
Mountain Wave Project — Logo Mountain Wave Project The Mountain Wave Project (MWP) pursues global scientific research of gravity waves and associated turbulence. MWP seeks to develop new scientific insights and knowledge through high altitude and record seeking glider… … Wikipedia
PLANÈTES — Bien avant que des satellites artificiels gravitent autour de la Terre, les chercheurs avaient compris l’intérêt que ceux ci présenteraient pour la connaissance de l’environnement de notre planète. Les années qui ont suivi la mise en orbite du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
eclipse — eclipser, n. /i klips /, n., v., eclipsed, eclipsing. n. 1. Astron. a. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention … Universalium
Mariner 8 — Programme Mariner Le programme Mariner est une série de missions spatiales de la NASA ayant pour objectif d envoyer des sondes spatiales afin d étudier les trois planètes les plus proches de la Terre, Mars, Vénus et Mercure. Programme ambitieux,… … Wikipédia en Français