скетерметър

English translation: scatter meter

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Bulgarian term or phrase:скетерметър
English translation:scatter meter
Entered by: Andrei Vrabtchev

15:05 Jan 31, 2013
Bulgarian to English translations [PRO]
Aerospace / Aviation / Space / aviation
Bulgarian term or phrase: скетерметър
part of an automated weather observation system
nancystankof
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:19
scatter meter
Explanation:
Visibility. ASOS determines visibility with a
scatter meter, a device that measures the
amount of radiation scattered from a beam
of light by particles in the air such as fog,
rain, snow, or other airborne particulates.

http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sa09.pdf
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Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:19
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4 +4scatterometer
Emilia Delibasheva
5 +1scatter meter
Andrei Vrabtchev
4scatterometer
4leavedClover


  

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scatterometer


Explanation:
scatterometer


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatterometer
Emilia Delibasheva
Local time: 00:19
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Emilia Nikolova
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agree  Ivan Klyunchev
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agree  petkovw
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agree  Christo Metschkaroff
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
scatter meter


Explanation:
Visibility. ASOS determines visibility with a
scatter meter, a device that measures the
amount of radiation scattered from a beam
of light by particles in the air such as fog,
rain, snow, or other airborne particulates.

http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/sa09.pdf

Andrei Vrabtchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:19
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Ivan Klyunchev: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway_visual_range
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скатерометър
scatterometer


Explanation:
Предполагам, че "скетерметер" е взето от руски. Мисля, че на български е скатерометър: http://bulgarian.ruvr.ru/veda/2013/01/30/
http://eaip.eans.ee/2012-06-28/html/eAIP/EE-GEN-3.5-en-GB.ht...
http://www.ofcm.gov/fedplan/fp-fy09/pdf/3Sec3c-DOD.pdf

4leavedClover
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Bulgarian
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