CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SAR (RADARSAT)
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Full Name
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Synthetic Aperture Radar (CSA) C band
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CSA
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Maturity
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High Heritage - Operational
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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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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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CEOS
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Measurements and Applications
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All-weather images of ocean, ice and land surfaces. Used for monitoring of coastal zones, polar ice, sea ice, sea state, geological features, vegetation and land surface processes.
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Resolution Summary
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Nominal resolutions: Standard: 30 m (4 looks); Wide: 30 m (4 looks); Fine: 8 m (1 look); ScanSAR (N/W): 50 m / 100 m (4/8 looks); Extended (H/L): 18 - 27 m / 30 m (4/4 looks).
[Best Resolution: 8m]
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Swath Summary
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Standard: 100 km (inc.: 20 - 49 deg); Wide: 150 km (inc.: 20 - 45 deg), Fine: 45 km (inc.: 37 - 47 deg); ScanSAR (N/W): 300/500 km (inc.: 20 - 49 deg); Extended (H/L): 75/170 km (inc.: 52 - 58 / 10 - 22 deg).
[Max Swath: 500 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Geometric distortion: < 40 m Relative Radiometric Accuracy (within a 100km scene): <1 dB
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: C band 5.3 GHz, HH polarization.
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| C-Band (8 - 4 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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