CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR
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Full Name
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HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR
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Status
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No longer considered
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Instrument Agencies
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DLR
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Maturity
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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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Imaging
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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: 0.25 x 0.25 m, Stripmap: 1 x 1 m ScanSAR: 4 x 2 m
[Best Resolution: 0.25m]
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Swath Summary
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Spotlight: 10 km, Stripmap: 50 km, ScanSAR: up to 500 km
[Max Swath: 500 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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9.65 GHz, up to 1200 MHz bandwidth, fully polarimetric
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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