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High-resolution all-weather multi-purpose imager for ocean, land and ice. Specific for soil moisture

Full Name

Synthetic Aperture Radar (S-band)

Status

Operational

Instrument Agencies

CRESDA

Maturity

Instrument Type

Imaging microwave radars

Geometry

Side-looking

Instrument Technology

Imaging radar (SAR)

Sampling

Imaging

Data Access

Data Format

Resolution

5m for HJ-2E
[Best Resolution: 5m]

Swath

100 km
[Max Swath: 100 km]

Accuracy

Waveband

*ECV*	*Description*	*Product(s)*	*ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)*
Above-ground biomass	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Glaciers	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Sea Ice	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records
Soil Moisture	click here	click here	search ECV Inventory records

Category	Parameter
Atmospheric Winds	Oil spill cover
Ice sheet topography	Ice sheet topography
Landscape topography	Land surface topography
Multi-purpose imagery (land)	Glacier topography
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	Sea-ice cover
	Glacier cover
	Glacier motion
Soil moisture	Soil moisture at the surface
	Soil moisture in the roots region
Vegetation	Above Ground Biomass (AGB)