Sentinel 1A C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR): Interferometric Wide (IW) mode Single Look Complex (SLC) Level 1 data, Instrument Processing Facility (IPF) v2

This dataset contains level 1 Interferometric Wide swath (IW) Single Look Complex (SLC) C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data from 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. The IW mode is the main operational mode. The IW mode supports single (HH or VV) and dual (HH+HV or VV+VH) polarisation.

The IW SLC product contains one image per sub-swath, per polarisation channel, for a total of three or six images. Each sub-swath image consists of a series of bursts, where each burst was processed as a separate SLC image. The individually focused complex burst images are included, in azimuth-time order, into a single sub-swath image, with black-fill demarcation in between

Unlike SM and WV SLC products, which are sampled at the natural pixel spacing, the images for all bursts in all sub-swaths of an IW SLC product are re-sampled to a common pixel spacing grid in range and azimuth. The resampling to a common grid eliminates the need for further interpolation in case, in later processing stages, the bursts are merged to create a contiguous ground range, detected image.

These data are available via CEDA to any registered CEDA user.

Identification info

Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2015-06-14T19:14:23

Dataset Reference Date (): 2015-06-14T19:14:23

Identifier: http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f7014a8d35b648a5983a681fa346d8fc

Identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / f7014a8d35b648a5983a681fa346d8fc

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

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RAL Space , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus , Didcot , 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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Update scope: dataset

Keywords

Sentinel
radar
Synthetic Aperture Radar
SAR
Interferometric Wide
IW
Single Look Complex
SLC

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

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Use constraints: otherRestrictions

Other constraints: Use of these data is covered by the following licence: https://sentinel.esa.int/documents/247904/690755/Sentinel_Data_Legal_Notice . When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: grid

Topic category

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Begin date: 2014-10-03T00:00:00

End date: 2019-06-26T23:59:59

Code: WGS 84

Distribution Information

Data format

Image data files are in a binary format. Quicklook images are in png format. Manifest files with relevant metadata are in SAFE format. ()

Resource Locator: CEDA Data Catalogue Page
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Resource Locator: Temporal Coverage Diagrams for IW SLC data
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Resource Locator: Temporal Coverage Diagrams for IW SLC data
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Observation Scenario
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Resource Locator: A dedicated toolbox (S1TBX) is available to view Sentinel 1 data
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Resource Locator: Sentinel 1 Product Specification Document
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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data collected and prepared by European Space Agency (ESA). Downloaded from the Collaborative Hub for use by CEDA users.

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File identifier: f7014a8d35b648a5983a681fa346d8fc XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

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

Parent identifier: Sentinel 1A: C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data 06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2

Resource type: dataset

Metadata Date: 2023-02-23T00:15:16

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

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