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单词 altimetry
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Definition of altimetry in English:

altimetry

noun alˈtɪmɪtriælˈtɪmətri
mass noun
  • The measurement of height or altitude.

    测高

    we can use altimetry to monitor the surface ocean currents
    satellite altimetry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He has authored more than 30 journal articles on such topics as airborne laser altimetry, crustal deformation monitoring, and high-precision GPS reference networks.
    • Laser altimetry gives much more precise measurements than radar, with a horizontal resolution of around 100 m.
    • The global measurements to be provided by the imminent GRACE mission and by continuing efforts in satellite altimetry are expected to provide a definitive solution to this important climatological and geophysical puzzle.
    • Satellite altimetry is used to identify key habitats for other marine animals, which can then be tracked and studied.
    • The records do not support the idea of a sudden acceleration, and satellite altimetry suggests almost no change of sea level during the past decade.

Derivatives

  • altimetric

  • adjective altɪˈmɛtrɪkæltəˈmɛtrɪk
    • Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to be certain of the topography across areas seen in the SAR images, because Cassini cannot acquire SAR images and altimetric measurements simultaneously.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Our follow-up investigations will focus on predictions of altimetry texture based on upward continuation of 2 - D abyssal hill morphology and realistic renderings of altimetric noise.
      • A mathematical model for the prediction of potential altimetric stream network evolution due to erosion and sedimentation processes is here formalized.
      • A correlation technique was developed for estimating subsurface temperature from altimetric data.
      • Therefore we are confident that a blend of both tide gage and altimetric data offers the best solution.
  • altimetrically

  • adverb

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin altimetria.

Definition of altimetry in US English:

altimetry

nounælˈtɪmətrialˈtimətrē
  • The measurement of height or altitude.

    测高

    we can use altimetry to monitor the surface ocean currents
    satellite altimetry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The records do not support the idea of a sudden acceleration, and satellite altimetry suggests almost no change of sea level during the past decade.
    • Satellite altimetry is used to identify key habitats for other marine animals, which can then be tracked and studied.
    • Laser altimetry gives much more precise measurements than radar, with a horizontal resolution of around 100 m.
    • The global measurements to be provided by the imminent GRACE mission and by continuing efforts in satellite altimetry are expected to provide a definitive solution to this important climatological and geophysical puzzle.
    • He has authored more than 30 journal articles on such topics as airborne laser altimetry, crustal deformation monitoring, and high-precision GPS reference networks.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin altimetria.

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