Measurements and Applications
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.
Full Name
L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
50m2 (dual-pol)
[Best Resolution: 5m]
Accuracy
Radiometric accuracy 1.5 dB (3 sigma)
NESZ: -28 dB
PTAR: -25 dB
DTAR: -23 dB
Radiometric stability: 0.5 dB (3 sigma)
Waveband
L-band (1.215 – 1.3 GHz)
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