Sentinel 1A: C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data

This dataset collection contains radar data from the C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) on the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel 1A satellite. Sentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and provides continuous all-weather, day and night imaging radar data. Three acquisition modes are available: Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide swath (IW), and Extra Wide swath (EW). The main operational mode is IW. The EW mode is primarily used for wide area coastal monitoring. The SM mode is only used on special request for extraordinary events such as emergency management. The SM, IW and EW modes are available in single (HH or VV) and dual (HH+HV or VV+VH) polarisation. The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar images the Earth with enhanced frequency and revisit times obtaining full Earth coverage every two weeks. Timeliness and reliability is optimised for emergency response and operational applications with Europe’s coastal zones and shipping routes being monitored on a daily basis. The data has a wide range of scientific applications including sea-ice monitoring, imaging of forests and investigation into the carbon cycle, and the analysis of earthquakes. Data are provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) and are made available via CEDA to any registered user.

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Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2011-12-10T03:17:57

Dataset Reference Date (): 2011-12-10T03:17:57

Identifier: http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2

Identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2

Copernicus - author

European Space Agency (ESA) - author

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - custodian

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - distributor

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - point_of_contact

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) - publisher

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

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Maintenance and update frequency: unknown

Update scope: series

Keywords

radar
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Sentinel
SAR

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

atmospheric conditions

Limitations on Public Access: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: All data within this dataset collection are available to any registered CEDA user.

Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: Usage limitations for the data within this collection is set at the individual dataset level. Please refer to the licence details of each underlying dataset.

Spatial representation type: grid

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

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Begin date: 2014-04-10T23:00:00

Code: WGS 84

Distribution Information

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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
Detail and access information for the resource

Resource Locator: Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) User Guide Introduction
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Resource Locator: Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Technical Guide
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Product Specification Document
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Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) User Guide Introduction
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Resource Locator: Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Technical Guide
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Product Specification Document
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Quality Scope: series

Report

Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.

Metadata

File identifier: 06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2 XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

Character set: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646

Resource type: series

Hierarchy level name: series

Metadata Date: 2023-03-27T00:51:35

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell , Oxon , OX11 0QX , United Kingdom

01235446432

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