CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- L-band SAR
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Full Name
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L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA , COM
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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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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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L-band SAR instrument offering full polarimetry, high spatial resolution, high sensitivity, low ambiguity ratios and capability for repeat-pass & single-pass cross-track interferometry to measure surface deformation of vegetated terrain, soil moisture, land cover classification, crop type discrimination and its temporal analysis. Furthermore, it will monitor Polar ice sheets and ice caps, and the sea-ice conditions (i.e. type, drift, deformation, concentration, lead fraction), as well as contribute to the European maritime situational awareness.
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Resolution Summary
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50m2 (dual-pol)
[Best Resolution: 50m]
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Swath Summary
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260km
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Accuracy Summary
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Radiometric accuracy 1.5 dB (3 sigma)
NESZ: -28 dB
PTAR: -25 dB
DTAR: -23 dB
Radiometric stability: 0.5 dB (3 sigma)
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Waveband Summary
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L-band (1.215 – 1.3 GHz)
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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