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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)

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
External Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1109/36.101371
  • Charles Livingstone

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  • CCRS

  • MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates

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