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Envisat > ASAR

Preferred term

ASAR  

Type

  • sosa:Sensor

Definition

  • The Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) instrument was an active radar sensor on-board the Envisat satellite, which was operational from March 2002 until the unexpected loss of contact in April 2012. ASAR built upon the Active Microwave Instrument (AMI) carried aboard the ERS satellites.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Advanced Synthetic Aperature Radar

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in platform

URI

https://vocab.met.no/mmd/Instrument/ASAR

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