Appreciation of Earth Observing Systems

 

SAR on JERS

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Synthetic Aperture Radar on Japan Remote Sensing

Question 1

Into what general category of EOS does the instrument fall?

Synthetic Aperture Radar


Question 2

What capture technology is used?

pushbroom


Question 3

Is the sensor active or passive?

Active


Question 4

At what wavelength(s) does the sensor function?

1.3 ghz L-band

 


Question 5

What resolution does the sensor have – temporal and spatial?

Spatial

SAR is L band radar and is sensitive to structures on the order of 23cm

Temporal

44 days


Question 6

Is the sensor carried on an airborne or spaceborne platform? What is that platform – typically?

Spacebourne – on the JERS


Question 7

Who developed/launched/manages the sensor?

Developed by NASDA and the Japanese ministry of international trade and industry


Question 8

Can data be purchased from service providers?

Yes - Purchase Site


Question 9

What products are available?

Raw data*

Single Look Complex (SLC)*

Path Image

Map Orientated Image

*These processing options are made available for users of SAR image data with high-end SAR processing capabilities

Product List

 


Question 10

At which main application areas is the sensor aimed?

The instrument is an imaging radar that maps topography and geological characteristics of the earth's surface


List 2 specific projects, where they have been reported, their goals and their outcomes.

The clarifying of the reality of deforestation in the amazon tropical rain forest

The situation of diastrophism caused by the activity of the volcano mt iwateyama

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