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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- L-Band SAR
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Full Name
L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Status
Proposed
Instrument Agencies
DLR
, HRC
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format
Measurements and Applications
Global observation of dynamic processes in the bio-, cryo-, geo- and hydrosphere.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary
L-Band 23.6 cm
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)
L-Band (2 - 1 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Category
Parameter
Albedo and reflectance
Earth surface albedo
Landscape topography
Land surface topography
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
Land surface imagery
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)
Ocean imagery and water leaving spectral radiance
Ocean topography/currents
Ocean surface currents (vector)
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness
Sea-ice cover
Sea-ice type
Glacier cover
Glacier motion
Snow cover, edge and depth
Snow cover
Vegetation
Vegetation type
Above Ground Biomass (AGB)
Thematic Links
Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECV
Description
Product(s)
ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Above-ground biomass
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Albedo
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Glaciers
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Ocean Colour
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Sea Ice
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Snow
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Surface Currents
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Instrument Missions
TanDEM-L - TanDEM-L (2028 - 2040)
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