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What is the natural radar range observation coordinate, also known as the line-of-sight from the radar to each reflecting object?
What is the natural radar range observation coordinate, also known as the line-of-sight from the radar to each reflecting object?
Slant range
What is the result of projecting slant range onto the geoid of the Earth?
What is the result of projecting slant range onto the geoid of the Earth?
Ground range
What is the angle in the horizontal plane in which the radar antenna is pointing when transmitting a pulse and receiving the return signal?
What is the angle in the horizontal plane in which the radar antenna is pointing when transmitting a pulse and receiving the return signal?
Look direction
What is the angle at which the radar signal strikes the target or the ground?
What is the angle at which the radar signal strikes the target or the ground?
What is the process of converting slant range data to ground range data?
What is the process of converting slant range data to ground range data?
Horizontal displacement for a radar sensor is highest near ______ and decreases with incident angle.
Horizontal displacement for a radar sensor is highest near ______ and decreases with incident angle.
Topographic displacement for optical systems increases with ______.
Topographic displacement for optical systems increases with ______.
Imaging radars usually view the scene from an ______ perspective.
Imaging radars usually view the scene from an ______ perspective.
Tall objects are displaced radially from ______ in air photos.
Tall objects are displaced radially from ______ in air photos.
Terrain distortion in radar imagery is perpendicular to the ______ path.
Terrain distortion in radar imagery is perpendicular to the ______ path.
