The SIR-C experiment - Measuring new variables from space with SARSIR-C is a continuation of the Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR) series of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging systems flown by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory aboard the Space Shuttle. SIR-A, flown in 1981, showed that SAR can be a useful remote sensing tool in the fields of geology, hydrology, and oceanography. SIR-B added the capability of moving the radar's antenna in 1984, showing that multiple incidence angle images add materially to the usefulness of SAR. SIR-C will add the dimensions of wavelength and polarization, providing the most powerful system ever flown for SAR scientific studies of the earth.
Document ID
19860052290
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wall, S. D. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)