Measurements and Applications
3-year mission to study solid earth deformation (earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides), changes in ice (glaciers, sea ice) and changes in vegetation biomass
Full Name
L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) (NISAR)
Status
Approved
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF-5, GeoTIFF
Resolution
10m resolution
[Best Resolution: 10m]
Swath
240 km (12-day repeat and global coverage)
[Max Swath: 240 km]
Waveband
Microwave: 1.25 GHz
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| L-Band (2 - 1 GHz) |
NISAR - NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (2025 - 2028) |