CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- S-Band SAR
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Full Name
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S-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CAST
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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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No Access
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Data Format
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GEOTIFF
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Measurements and Applications
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Radar measurements for natural and disaster monitoring.
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Resolution Summary
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20 m (4 looks)
[Best Resolution: 20m]
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Swath Summary
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100 km
[Max Swath: 100 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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3 dB
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Waveband Summary
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S-Band SAR
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| S-Band (4 - 2 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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