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DBSAR
Digital Beamforming Synthetic Aperture Radar

The Digital Beamforming Synthetic Aperture Radar (DBSAR) is an airborne L-band (1.26 GHz) radar system developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). It uses polarimetric and interferometric digital beamforming radar techniques to collect radar imagery. DBSAR has three operational modes: scatterometer, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and SAR altimeter. DBSAR has a slant range resolution of 7.5 m and a subarray 3-dB beamwidth of 106 degrees.

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

Measurement Type

Radar

Measurement/Variables

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar

Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Backscatter

Vertical Measurement Regions

Land Surface

Temporal Resolution

N/A

Spatial Resolution

7.5 m

Measurement Frequency

1.26 GHz

Calibration Details

Currently unavailble

Online Information

Lead Investigator
Rafael Rincon
Technical Contact
Rafael Rincon
Instrument Maker
GSFC
Funding Source
NASA
Overview Publications
Currently unavailable
Repository
- Unpublished

Instrument Operation

Platform

Campaigns, where the platform was used with this instrument

P-3 Orion

22 Campaigns · 135 Instruments

ECO-3D

United States East Coast

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Data Products

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