HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR Instrument

Measurements and Applications

High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
DLR
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Spotlight: 0.25 x 0.25 m, Stripmap: 1 x 1 m ScanSAR: 4 x 2 m
[Best Resolution: 0.25m]
Swath
Spotlight: 10 km, Stripmap: 50 km, ScanSAR: up to 500 km
[Max Swath: 500 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
9.65 GHz, up to 1200 MHz bandwidth, fully polarimetric
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)

Instrument Missions

Instrument Measurements