altimetry
altimetry
Definition
al·tim·etry (al tim′ə trē)
altimetry
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- detect: Along with all the other waves and currents it detects, altimetry also reveals invisible waves.
Adjective modifier
- airborne: This unit is used in airborne laser altimetry, distance measurement and collision avoidance.
Modifies a noun
- datum: The results are being compared with recent highly accurate satellite altimetry data of the Southern Ocean.
- mission: There are significant advantages in merging the data from two or more Altimetry missions sampling the Earth with different orbital patterns.
Noun used with modifier
- radar: Magellan synthetic aperture radar data is combined with radar altimetry to develop a three-dimensional map of the surface.
- satellite: The results are being compared with recent highly accurate satellite altimetry data of the Southern Ocean.
- laser: This unit is used in airborne laser altimetry, distance measurement and collision avoidance.
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