radar altimeter

collocation in English

meaningsofradarandaltimeter

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radar
noun[U]
uk
/ˈreɪ.dɑːr/us
/ˈreɪ.dɑːr/
a system that uses radio waves to find the position of objects that cannot ...
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altimeter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæl.tɪ.miː.tər/us
/ælˈtɪm.ə.t̬ɚ/
a device used in an aircraft to measure how high it is from ...
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(Definition ofradarandaltimeterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The case is made thatradaraltimeterdata can be used to monitor changes in glacier topography related to climate change and surge events.
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Such changes in snow structure are important as they may influenceradaraltimeterreturns.
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It was not until almost 10 years later, however, that theory was turned into reality with the firstradaraltimetermissions.
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The pilots would have seen the same information on theirradaraltimeter, but even so at that point the aircraft was still climbing only gently.
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Low-cost systems use aradaraltimeter, barometric altimeter and clock to navigate a digital strip map.
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At the time of the disaster, theradaraltimeterwas set at 800 ft, but the plane was flying at less than 400 ft.
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Theradaraltimeterwas checked and reported in normal condition.
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This is not standard practice for a non-precision approach as theradaraltimeterdoes not take into account the terrain around the airport.
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It uses a pre-recorded contour map of the terrain that is compared to measurements made during flight by an on-boardradaraltimeter.
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The main and auxiliary parachutes, the engine to initiate the landing, and theradaraltimeterwere mounted on the top section of the lander.
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A related use ofradaraltimetertechnology is terrain-following radar, which allows fighter bombers to fly at very low altitudes.
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The pilots, distracted by the conflicting warnings, did not notice theradaraltimeterafter passing through 2,500 feet, according to the accident report.
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It describes using aradaraltimetersystem to keep track of the aircrafts height above ground.
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The satellite carried aradaraltimetercapable of measuring the distance from the satellite to sea surface with a relative precision of about 5 cm.
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Theradaraltimeteris used to measure height above ground level during landing in commercial and military aircraft.
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Aradaraltimetermeasured altitude and velocity, feeding data to the rover's flight computer.
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Theradaraltimetermeasures the return power of the radar pulse that's reflected off the land/ocean surface.
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Since aradaraltimetermeasures distances, height over the ground, and not an absolute altitude, the maps generally encode a series of changes in altitude, not the absolute altitude itself.
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The temporal evolution of the reflected radar pulse is interpreted in order to estimate the distance between theradaraltimeterand the reflecting surface; surface irregularities can also be estimated.
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