CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- C-SAR
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Full Name
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C-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CRESDA
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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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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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No Access
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Data Format
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GEOTIFF
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Measurements and Applications
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Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use, urban studies.
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Resolution Summary
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1-500KM
[Best Resolution: 5m]
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Swath Summary
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10-650KM
[Max Swath: 650 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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C-Band: 8 - 4 GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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