Measurements and Applications
High resolution microwave imaging of land and ice for use in environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry, disaster monitoring, Earth resource management and interferometry.
Full Name
L-band Synthetic Apature Radar
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
18m (range) × 18m (azimuth at 3 looks)
Accuracy
Surface Resolution: 18 m
Waveband
Microwave: L-Band 1275 MHz
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| L-Band (2 - 1 GHz) |
JERS-1 - Japanese Earth Resource Satellite (1992 - 1998) |