CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- PALSAR-2
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Full Name
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Phased Array type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar-2
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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JAXA
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Maturity
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Medium 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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CEOS SAR and GeoTiFF
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Measurements and Applications
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Disaster monitoring, land monitoring, agricultural monitoring, natural resource exploration, global forest monitoring, potential use and interferometry.
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Resolution Summary
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Spotlight mode (1 to 3 m), stripmap mode (3 to 10 m).
[Best Resolution: 1m]
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Swath Summary
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Spotlight mode: 25km, Stripmap mode: 50-70 km, Scan SAR mode: 350 - 490 km, Polarimetry: 30-50 km
[Max Swath: 490 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Surface Resolution: 1 to 3 m (Spotlight Mode), 3m (Ultra-Fine Mode), 6m (High sensitive Mode), 10m (Fine Mode),100 m (Scan Mode); Radiometric: ±1 dB
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: L-Band 1270 MHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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