CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Passive Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Full Name
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Passive Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Status
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Approved
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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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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Sampling
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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High-resolution observations of motion occurring at or near Earth’s surface. Record radio waves originating from the accompanying Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite as they bounce back from the Earth’s surface, allowing scientists to measure small shifts in the shape of the land surface, such as those related to earthquakes and volcanic activity, as well as of land ice and sea ice.
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Resolution Summary
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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