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Description

RADARSAT-1 SAR data processed to amplitude images using fixed frames defined by latitude and longitude for the globe.

Product Summary

Platforms

RADARSAT-1

Instruments

SAR

Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

GEODETIC

Temporal Extent

1996-02-01 to 2009-03-17

Data Partner

Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF)

Concept ID

C1206936391-ASF

Data State

COMPLETE

Number of Files/Granules

Processing Level

Published

2010-03-31

Updated

2021-09-02

Science Keywords

Reforestation ,

Terrestrial Ecosystems ,

Permafrost ,

Rock Glaciers ,

Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation ,

Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion ,

Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness ,

Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography ,

Glaciers ,

Ice Sheets ,

Icebergs ,

Ice Deformation ,

Ice Depth/Thickness ,

Ice Edges ,

Ice Extent ,

Ice Floes ,

Ice Growth/Melt ,

Ice Roughness ,

Ice Temperature ,

Ice Types ,

Icebergs ,

Leads ,

Pack Ice ,

Polynyas ,

Reflectance ,

Sea Ice Motion ,

Ice Extent ,

Ice Growth/Melt ,

Ice Motion ,

Ice Velocity ,

Lake Ice ,

Permafrost ,

River Ice ,

Snow Cover ,

Landslides ,

Aeolian Landforms ,

Coastal Landforms ,

Fluvial Landforms ,

Glacial Landforms ,

Karst Landforms ,

Tectonic Landforms ,

Landscape Ecology ,

Landscape Patterns ,

Landscape Processes ,

Reforestation ,

Surface Roughness ,

Terrain Elevation ,

Topographic Effects ,

Barrier Islands ,

Beaches ,

Deltas ,

Dunes ,

Estuaries ,

Fjords ,

Inlets ,

Lagoons ,

Mangroves ,

Marshes ,

Rocky Coasts ,

Shorelines ,

Wind Waves ,

Surface Winds ,

Ice Deformation ,

Ice Depth/Thickness ,

Ice Edges ,

Ice Extent ,

Ice Floes ,

Ice Roughness ,

Ice Types ,

Icebergs ,

Leads ,

Pack Ice ,

Polynyas ,

Sea Ice Motion ,

Glacial Landforms ,

Caldera ,

Cinder Cone ,

Faults ,

Folds ,

Geyser ,

Graben ,

Horst ,

Lava Dome ,

Lava Plain ,

Maar ,

Mountains ,

Plateau ,

Ridge ,

Rift Valley ,

Tuya ,

Volcano ,

Tectonic Landforms ,

Earthquakes ,

Plate Tectonics ,

Volcanic Activity ,

Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation ,

Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion ,

Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography ,

Glaciers ,

Ice Sheets ,

Icebergs ,

Ice Extent ,

Ice Growth/Melt ,

Ice Motion ,

Ice Velocity ,

Lake Ice ,

Permafrost ,

River Ice

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RADARSAT-1 Level 1 Standard Beam Data Coverage

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CSA. (1995). RADARSAT-1 Level 1 Product [Dataset]. NASA Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/KUIX1CRFDW44 Date Accessed: 2026-10-27

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Changes in Availability of Historical ASF Datasets

Starting October 1, 2026, some historical ASF SAR datasets will no longer be available through the regular ASF search and download tools.

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NASA announces that RADARSAT-1 Data are Open Data

NASA announces that RADARSAT-1 data are Open Data at NASA’s Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center (ASF DAAC).

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Publications Citing This Dataset

Title	Authors	Year Sort ascending	Referenced Datasets
Multidecadal pre-and post-collapse dynamics of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf	Wang, Shujie, Liu, Hongxing, Alley, Richard B., Jezek, Kenneth, Alexander, Patrick, Alley, Karen E., Huang, Zhengrui, Wang, Lei	2023	RADARSAT-1 Level 1 Product
First Observations of a Transient Polynya in the Last Ice Area North of Ellesmere Island	Moore, G. W. K., Howell, S. E. L., Brady, M.	2021	RADARSAT-1 Level 1 Product