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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
radio altimeter see altimeter . Author not available, RADIO ALTIMETER., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008... Read more
altimeter
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... mountains, and valleys. The radio altimeter, or terrain-clearance indicator ... a calibrated indicator. The radio altimeter is used in the automatic landing ... vehicles; systems developed from radio altimeters can automatically control military ... Read more
radar astronomy
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ... solar system, such as rotation rates. A short burst of radio waves is transmitted in the direction of the object under study. The object reflects the radio waves back to earth, where they are detected by the same ... echo" can be precisely measured electronically. Since radio waves travel with the speed of ... Read more

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