CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- L-band SAR (NISAR)
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Full Name
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L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NISAR)
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Status
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Approved
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Instrument Agencies
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NASA , ISRO
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Imaging microwave radars 
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Geometry
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Side-looking
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Instrument Technology
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Imaging radar (SAR)
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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HDF-5, GeoTIFF
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Measurements and Applications
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3-year mission to study solid earth deformation (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides), changes in ice (glaciers, sea ice) and changes in vegetation biomass
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Resolution Summary
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10m resolution
[Best Resolution: 10m]
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Swath Summary
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240 km (12-day repeat and global coverage)
[Max Swath: 240 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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TBD
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: 1.25 GHz
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| L-Band (2 - 1 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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