CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- L-band SAR
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Full Name
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L-band Synthetic Apature Radar
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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JAXA , METI
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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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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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High resolution microwave imaging of land and ice for use in environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry, disaster monitoring, Earth resource management and interferometry.
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Resolution Summary
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18m (range) × 18m (azimuth at 3 looks)
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Swath Summary
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75 km
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Accuracy Summary
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Surface Resolution: 18 m
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Waveband Summary
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Microwave: L-Band 1275 MHz
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| L-Band (2 - 1 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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