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| Domain | Definition |
Geological | The AVHRR is a broad-band, 4 or 5 channel scanner (depending on the model), sensing in the visible, near-infrared, and thermal infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This sensor is carried on NOAA's Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES), beginning with TIROS-N in 1978. (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer). (references) |
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Crosswords: AVHRR |
| Specialty definitions using "AVHRR": Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer ♦ GAC, GVI ♦ NDVI. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Installing a satellite data receiving antenna on top of the weather building at McMurdo Station. This antenna receiving station is still collecting AVHRR data for analysis of ice and other Antarctic research needs. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
avhrr noaa | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-r-r-v" | |
-2 letters: rah, var. | |
-3 letters: ah, ar, ha. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-r-r-v" | |
+3 letters: overarch, overhard, overhear, overrash, ravisher. | |
+4 letters: charivari, hardcover, harvester, overheard, overhears, overreach, ravishers, varnisher, vibraharp. | |
+5 letters: architrave, charivaris, earthmover, hardcovers, harvesters, hovercraft, overarched, overarches, overcharge, preharvest, varnishers, vibraharps. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 56 48 52 52 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ...- .... .-. .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01010110 01001000 01010010 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A V H R R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0056 0048 0052 0052 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3556425252 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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