CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- X-Band SAR
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Full Name
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X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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DLR
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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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Instrument Technology
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Imaging radar (SAR)
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Sampling
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Other
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications.
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Resolution Summary
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Spotlight: 1.2 x 1 - 4 m Stripmap: 3 x 3 - 6 m ScanSAR: 16 x 16 m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
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Swath Summary
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Spotlight: 5-10km x 10 km, Stripmap: 30 km, ScanSAR: 100 km
[Max Swath: 100 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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9.65 GHz, 300 MHz bandwidth, all 4 polarisation modes
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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