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Instrument

CCRS-SAR
Canada Center for Remote Sensing Synthetic Aperture Radar

The Canada Center for Remote Sensing Synthetic Aperture Radar systems consists of C- and X-band radars. Both radars have dual-channel receivers and dual-polarized antennas and have been used for research into applications of radar imagery.

NASA's DC-8 flying laboratory passes Antarctica's tallest peak, Mount Vinson, on Oct. 22, 2012, during a flight over the continent to measure changes in the massive ice sheet and sea ice. Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger (Photography courtesy NASA Images)

Overview

Instrument Details

Radar
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
Full Column Profile
7- 30 μs
16.4km, 63km
5.30 GHz, 9.25 GHz
https://doi.org/10.1109/36.101371External Link

  • Charles Livingstone

  • This data will be added in future versions

  • CCRS

  • MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates

  • Overview PublicationExternal Link

    • data center outside NASA

Instrument Operation

BOREAS

Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study

1994—1996
Boreal forests of central Canada
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2 Deployments
· 303 Data Products

Data Products