CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - C/X SAR -
Full Name SAR Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ISRO Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging microwave radars Geometry TBD
Instrument Technology Imaging radar (SAR) Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Disaster management, mainly to overcome problems of cloud during observation, most useful for flood and cyclone.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary C/X Band
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Ice sheet topographySea-ice sheet topography
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
DMSAR - Disaster Management SAR (2011 - 2016)