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A |
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ADDS |
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ALOS Data Distribution System |
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ADEOS |
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Advanced Earth Observing Satellite |
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AIRSAR |
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Aircraft SAR |
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ALOS |
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Advanced Land Observing Satellite |
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AOI |
: |
Area Of Interest |
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ASF |
: |
Alaska SAR Facility |
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ASTER |
: |
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Refrection radiometer |
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ATT |
: |
Attenuator |
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AVNIR-2 |
: |
Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2 |
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AW |
: |
Acquisition Window
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B |
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BITE |
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Built In Test Equipment
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C |
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CAL/VAL |
: |
Calibration and Validation |
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CD |
: |
Compact Disc |
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CEOS |
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Committee on Earth Observation Satellites |
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CR |
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Corner Reflector |
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CSMS |
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Communication and System Management Subsystem
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D |
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DAT |
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Digital Audio Tape |
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DEM |
: |
Digital Elevation Model |
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DIV |
: |
Divider |
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DPR |
: |
Data Processing Request |
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DRTS |
: |
Data Relay Test Satellite |
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DT |
: |
Direct Transmission |
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DVD |
: |
Digital Versatile Disk
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E |
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EDB |
: |
ERSDAC Data Buffer (PALSAR GDS) |
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EOC |
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Earth Observation Center (JAXA) |
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EORC |
: |
Earth Observation Research and Application Center(JAXA) |
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ERS-1 |
: |
European Remote Sensing Satellite 1 |
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ERSDAC |
: |
Earth Remote Sensing Data Analysis Center |
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ERSDIS |
: |
JERS-1 Data and Information System (ERSDAC) |
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ESA |
: |
European Space Agency
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F |
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Fax |
: |
Facsimile |
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FBD |
: |
Fine Resolution Mode, Dual polarization |
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FBS |
: |
Fine Resolution Mode, Single polarization
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G |
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GA |
: |
Geoscience Australia |
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GDS |
: |
Ground Data System |
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GPS |
: |
Global Positioning System |
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GRS |
: |
Ground Reference System
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I |
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IFFT |
: |
Inverse Fast Fourier Transform |
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IMS |
: |
Information Management Subsystem (PALSAR GDS)
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J |
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JAROS |
: |
Japan Resources Observation System organization |
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JAXA |
: |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
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JERS-1 |
: |
Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1 |
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JPL |
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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L |
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LAN |
: |
Local Area Network |
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LLM |
: |
Light Load Mode
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M |
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MMO |
: |
Mission operating Management Organization
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N |
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NASDA |
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National Space Development Agency of Japan
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O |
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OS |
: |
Operating System
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P |
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PALSAR |
: |
Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar |
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PARC |
: |
Polarimetric Active Radar Calibrator |
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PGS |
: |
Products Generation Subsystem (PALSAR GDS) |
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PRI |
: |
Pulse Repetition Interval |
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PRISM |
: |
Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument Stereo Mapping |
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PS |
: |
Project Scientist
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R |
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REV |
: |
Rotating Element Electric Vector |
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ROM |
: |
Read Only Memory
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S |
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SAR |
: |
Synthetic Aperture Radar |
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SCANSAR |
: |
Scanning Synthetic Aperture Radar |
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SLC |
: |
Single-Look Complex |
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SPECAN |
: |
Spectral Analysis |
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STC |
: |
Sensitivity Time Control |
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SWIR/span> |
: |
Short Wavelength Infrared Radiometer
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T |
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TBD |
: |
To Be Determined |
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TBR |
: |
To Be Reviewed |
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TKSC |
: |
TsuKuba Space Center (JAXA)
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TRM |
: |
Transmit/Recieve Module |
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TT&C |
: |
Tracking Telemetry and Control
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U |
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USB |
: |
Unified S-Band |
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UTM |
: |
Universal Transverse Mercator
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V |
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VNIR |
: |
Visible and Near-Infrared Radiometer
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W |
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WB1 |
: |
Wide Area Observation Mode (Burst mode 1) |
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WGS84 |
: |
World Geodetic System '84 |
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WWW |
: |
World Wide Web
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X |
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xAR |
: |
x-Acquisition Request
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