IKI RAN Radar Image Collection
Atmospheric phenomena/ Convective patterns

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Image name sirclcx9410050656
Platform/Sensor SIR-C / X-SAR 
Flight altitude/speed 225 km / 7.8 km/s
Image partition 5 fragments: L-VV, L-HH, C-VV, C-HH, X-VV
Wavelength(s)/Frequency(ies)/Band(s) L band: 1.25 GHz / 0.24 m; C band: 5.30 GHz / 0.057 m; X band: 9.60 GHz / 0.031 m
Polarization(s) L and C band: VV, HH; X band: VV
Incidence angle(s) L and C band: 25.1° X band: 24.7°
Calibration Preview images:linear power, gray scale individually optimized for each channel
Full images: calibrated absolute NRCS
Date/Time October 05, 1994/06:56
Area Atlantic Squall Lines, data take 079.10
Coordinates Image center: L and C band: 48°43.8' N 13°11.9' W X band: 48°38' N 13°21' W
Track direction at image center: L and C band:56.0°; X band: 55.0°;
Surface geometry L and C band:60.100km*106.925km; X band: 39.500km*102.500km
Other signatures seen in the image None from the list of interest

Supplementary information: not available

Source image:
image size: L and C band:4808*8554; X band:3160*8200; pixel size: 12.5m*12.5m
file size: L and C band: 157 MB per frequency and polarization; X band: 99 MB (assuming 4 byte float array, full resolution);
contact: Roland Romeiser,  romeiser@ifm.uni-hamburg.de     Susanne Ufermann, s.ufermann@soton.ac.uk


 
 

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