ground observations
1Ground truth — is a term used in cartography, meteorology, analysis of aerial photographs, satellite imagery and a range of other remote sensing techniques in which data are gathered at a distance. Ground truth refers to information that is collected on… …
2Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime — (Beobachtungen über das Gefühl des Schönen und Erhabenen) is a 1764 book by Immanuel Kant. The first complete translation into English was published in 1799. The second was published in 1960 by the University of California Press. Contents 1… …
3ground-controlled approach — noun aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar • Syn: ↑GCA • Hypernyms: ↑aircraft landing, ↑airplane landing * * * noun also ground control approach …
4ground-controlled approach — /grownd keuhn trohld /, Aeron. a system in which an observer interprets radar observations of the position of an aircraft and transmits continuous instructions to its pilot for landing. Abbr.: GCA Also, ground control approach. [1940 45] * * * …
5Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group (MACV SOG) caption=Never assigned an official crest or patch, SOG personnel accepted this unofficial self designed insignia dates= 24 January,… …
6Dominican Ground Lizard — A Dominican Ground Lizard near the Coulibistrie River, Dominica. Scientific classification Kingdom …
7Peak ground acceleration — (PGA) is a measure of earthquake acceleration on the ground and an important input parameter for earthquake engineering, also known as the design basis earthquake ground motion (DBEGM)[1] Unlike the Richter and moment magnitude scales, it is not… …
8United States Marine Air-Ground Task Force Reconnaissance — See also: United States Marine Corps Special Operations Capable Forces The United States Marine Corps have many reconnaissance elements that are valuable to a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) by providing the force and component commanders [i …
9Strong ground motion — Peak ground velocity redirects here. Seismologists usually define strong ground motion as the strong earthquake shaking that occurs close to (less than about 50 km from) a causative fault. The strength of the shaking involved in strong ground… …
10Dead ground — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… …
