IKI RAN Radar Image Collection
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Image name sirclcx9410042025
Platform/Sensor SIR-C / X-SAR 
Flight altitude/speed 225 km / 7.8 km/s
Image partition 7 fragments: L-VV, L-HH, L-HV, C-VV, C-HH, C-HV, 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, HV; X band: VV
Incidence angle(s) L and C band: 33.0° X band: 32.5°
Calibration Preview images:linear power, gray scale individually optimized for each channel
Full images: calibrated absolute NRCS
Date/Time October 04, 1994/20:25
Area South China Sea, data take 072.10
Coordinates Image center: L and C band: 21°33.6' N 113°39.6' W X band: 21°14' N113°24' W
Track direction at image center: L and C band:33.7°; X band: 33.4°;
Surface geometry L and C band:21.000km*106.925km; X band: 21.600km*102.500km
Other signatures seen in the image Atmospheric convective cells

Supplementary information: not available

Source image:
image size: L and C band:1680*8554; X band:1728*8200; pixel size: 12.5m*12.5m
file size: L and C band: 55 MB per frequency and polarization; X band: 55 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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