SeaSat ESA archive

Name: SeaSat ESA archive
Creator: European Space Agency

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SeaSat ESA archive

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Collection Description

This collection gives access to the complete SEASAT dataset acquired by ESA and mainly covers Europe. The dataset comprises some of the first ever SAR data recorded for scientific purposes, reprocessed with the most recent processor.

The Level-1 products are available as:

SAR Precision Image [SEA_PRI_1P]
SAR Single Look Complex Image [SEA_SLC_1P]
SAR Ellipsoid Geocoded Precision Image [SEA_GEC_1P]

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DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

European Space Agency, Seasat SAR Precision L1 Image Version 1.0.https://doi.org/10.5270/SE1-99j66hv
European Space Agency, Seasat SAR Single Look Complex L1 Image Version 1.0.https://doi.org/10.5270/SE1-4uij92n
European Space Agency, Seasat SAR Ellipsoid Geocoded Precision L1 Image Version 1.0.https://doi.org/10.5270/SE1-ungwqxv

Spatial coverage:

70 N, -10 S, -125 W, 20 E

Temporal coverage:

1978-07-13 - 1978-10-10

Date of launch:

1978-06-28

Operators:

NASA

Mission status:

completed

Orbit height:

800 km

Orbit type:

Inclined, non-sun-synchronous

Swath width:

100 km

Current Processor Version:

1.3.6

Resolution:

Medium Resolution - MR (20 - 500 m)

Wavelengths:

L-Band (19.4 - 76.9 cm)

Product types:

SEA_GEC_1P, SEA_SLC_1P, SEA_PRI_1P

PROCESSING LEVEL

level 1

DATA CITATION

European Space Agency, Seasat SAR Precision L1 Image Version 1.0.

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