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RADARSAT-1 Resources

Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s RADARSAT-1 data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.

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These images show before and after: Before radiometric terrain correction (RTC), Klamath Mountains in northern California appear stretched on one side and compressed on the other (left). RTC (right) moves pixels to unstretch the mountains and adjusts pixel values to subtract the effect of slopes on brightness. Left: © JAXA/METI 2008; right: ASF DAAC 2016; Includes Material © JAXA/METI 2008.

Terrain-Correct CEOS Data

This data recipe guides users to terrain correct CEOS-formatted data granules for legacy platforms.
Data Recipe
Oct. 18, 2016
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RADARSAT-1 News

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This view along Steensby Glacier in northern Greenland was seen during an Operation IceBridge survey flight on April 26, 2013.

A Submarine Retreat

New maps get to the bottom of Greenland’s outlet glaciers.
Feature Article
Dec. 27, 2020
Dr. Piyush Agram

Dr. Piyush Agram

Who uses NASA Earth science data? Dr. Piyush Agram, for developing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data products.
Data User Story
Dec. 22, 2020
The image above shows a revised mosaic map of Antarctica produced by the RAMP project.

RAMPing Up

The RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project provides the world's first high-resolution map of Antarctica.
Feature Article
Sept. 11, 2020
In a landslide triggered by the 1994 Northridge, California, earthquake, this house crumbled near Golden, Colorado.

When Land Slides

Summer of 2001 was a season of devastating landslides.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
In this QuikSCAT image, ocean colors indicate wind speed (blue is low, yellow is high), and white streamlines indicate wind direction.

Teaching Old Data New Tricks

20 years after NASA launched a new radar remote sensing instrument called a scatterometer on the Seasat satellite, data from that first scatterometer and its descendants have opened up new possibilities for scientists who study climate change.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Glaciologists used MAMM radar data to clock the movement of glaciers feeding the enormous Ross Ice Shelf.

Space-Based Ice Sight

After a century of exploration and research, much remains unknown about the so-called seventh continent of Antarctica.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
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