ground-based measurements
1Ground effect vehicle — A ground effect vehicle, wing in ground effect vehicle (WIG), flarecraft, sea skimmer, ekranoplan, or wing in surface effect ship (WISE) is a vehicle that attains level flight near the surface of the Earth, made possible by a cushion of high… …
2Audio system measurements — are made for several purposes. Designers take measurements so that they can specify the performance of a piece of equipment. Maintenance engineers make them to ensure equipment is still working to specification, or to ensure that the cumulative… …
3Zero-based numbering — is numbering in which the initial element of a sequence is assigned the index 0, rather than the index 1 as is typical in everyday circumstances. Under zero based numbering, the initial element is sometimes termed the zeroth element, rather than… …
4Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment — The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) is a research program of the World Climate Research Programme intended to observe, comprehend and models the Earth s water cycle. The experiment also observes how much energy the Earth receives …
5Jicamarca Radio Observatory — Infobox Telescope bgcolour = name = Jicamarca Radio Observatory caption = organization = [http://geo.igp.gob.pe Instituto Geofisico del Peru] ,Cornell University, National Science Foundation location = coord|11|57|05|S|76|52|27.5|W| wavelength =… …
6Michael Crichton — at Harvard University (April 18, 2002) Born John Michael Crichton October 23, 1942(1942 10 23) Chicago, Illinois, U.S …
7AATSR — The Advanced Along Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) is one of the Announcement of Opportunity (AO) instruments on board the European Space Agency(ESA) s Envisat satellite. This instrument is a multi channel imaging radiometer with the principal… …
8Kristian Birkeland — Kristian Olaf Birkeland (December 13, 1867 June 15, 1917) was born in Christiania (Oslo today) and wrote his first scientific paper at the age of 18. He organized several expeditions to Norway s high latitude regions where he established a… …
9David Morrison (astrophysicist) — David Morrison Born June 26, 1940 Danville, IL Residence United States Nationality …
10Rosetta (spacecraft) — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Rosetta Organization = European Space Agency Major Contractors = European Space Agency Mission Type = Comet Orbiter/Lander Flyby Of = Earth, Mars, 2867 Šteins, 21 Lutetia Satellite Of = 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko Launch …
