RadarSat-2

Description

RadarSat-2

Platform Type
Low Earth Orbit Satellite (LEO)
Instruments
Organizations
CSA
Orbital Altitude
798 km
Orbital Period
100.7 minutes
Orbital Inclination
98.6°
Equatorial Crossing Times
06:00 desc

SAR Composite Arctic Imagery (normalized radar cross section)

Product Families
Sea Surface Roughness
Summary

The daily composite of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Normalized Radar Cross Section (NRCS) imagery covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic maritime regions over a period of one day are available at 1-km resolution. These high-resolution, weather- and time-agnostic measurements of surface backscatter contain detailed information tailored for sea ice classification purposes.

Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery (NRCS)

Product Families
Sea Surface Roughness
Summary

Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery maps the surface microwave radar reflectivity at resolutions from a sub-meter to 100 m depending on the particular SAR satellite and mode. Since a radar provides its own illumination, imagery is independent of the time of day. At typical radar frequencies, SARs can image through clouds, so SARs are considered "all-weather" instruments.  Several gephysical parameters can be derived from SAR including sea surface wind speed.

Synthetic Aperture Radar (Surface Roughness) Winds

Product Families
Sea Surface Roughness
Sea Surface Winds
Summary

Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery maps the surface microwave radar reflectivity at resolutions from a sub-meter to 100 m depending on the particular SAR satellite and mode. Since a radar provides its own illumination, imagery is independent of the time of day. At typical radar frequencies, SARs can image through clouds, so SARs are considered "all-weather" instruments.  Several geophysical parameters can be derived from SAR including sea surface wind speed.