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SnowSAR
European Space Agency’s SnowSAR

The SnowSAR is a dual-frequency band and dual polarization mode SAR. It was developed and is operated by MetaSensing. It provides X- and Ku- SAR image data of land cover and snow fields.

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)

Instrument Details

Radar
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice > Snow Cover
Earth Science > Cryosphere > Snow/ice
Earth Science > Spectral/engineering > Radar > Radar Imagery
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850 m
9.35-9.85 GHz, 17-17.5 GHz
https://earth.esa.int/c/document_library/get_file?&folderId=134665&name=DLFE-1526.pdfExternal Link