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Envisat ASAR AP Single-Look Complex L1 [ASA_APS_1P]

Envisat ASAR Alternating Polarisation Mode Single-Look Complex

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The ESA (A)SAR On-The-Fly (OTF) data processing and dissemination service allows end-users to gain direct access to the (A)SAR archive from the ERS-1, ERS-2 and Envisat Missions.

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Description

This product is a complex, slant-range, digital image generated from Level 0 data collected when the instrument is in Alternating Polarisation mode. (7 possible swaths). It contains two CO-registered images corresponding to one of the three polarisation combination submodes (HH and VV, HH and HV, VV and VH).

In addition, the product uses the Range Doppler algorithm and the most up to date processing parameters available at the time of processing. It can be used to derive higher level products for SAR image quality assessment, calibration and interferometric applications, if allowed by the instrument acquisition.

A minimum number of corrections and interpolations are performed on the data in order to allow the end-user maximum freedom to derive higher level products. Complex output data is retained to avoid loss of information. Absolute calibration parameters are available depending on external calibration activities and are provided in the product annotations.

Spatial Resolution: Approximately 8m slant range x approximately 4m azimuth.

Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:
90 N, -90 S, -180 W, 180 E
Temporal coverage:
2002-11-15 - 2012-04-08
Date of launch:
2002-03-01
Operators:
ESA
Mission status:
Completed
Orbit height:
800 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Swath width:
5 - 1150 km
Resolution:
High Resolution - HR (5 - 20 m)

PROCESSING LEVEL

Level 1b

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions.

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