PALSAR data

PALSAR is an active microwave sensor, which is not affected by weather conditions and operable both daytime and nighttime. Pixel spacing is from 5 to 100m. PALSAR data is used in many researching fields such as environment, natual resources, atmosphere, geology, mineral exploition and natural disaster such as flood, earthquake, landslide, oil spill, etc,.

Scene size of PALSAR products:

 

Product Scene width Scene length Level 1.0 Depend on observation mode 70km (*) Level 1.1 Depend on observation mode 70km Level 1.5 Approx. 70km 70km (*) Level 4.1 2 polarizations Approx. 70km 70km (fixed) 4 polarizations Approx. 30km 70km (fixed) Level 4.2 3-Scan 250km Equal to scene width (fixed) 4-Scan 300km Equal to scene width (fixed) 5-Scan 350km Equal to scene width (fixed)

*or GDS’s original size (one of the 60s to 180s) is also available

 

PALSAR data has many level processing. They has been always updated in the newest time.

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http://www.palsar.ersdac.or.jp/e/index.shtml