Sentinel 1A: C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data

This dataset collection contains radar data from the C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) on the European Space Agency (ESA) Sentinel 1A satellite. Sentinel 1A was launched on 3rd April 2014 and provides continuous all-weather, day and night imaging radar data. Three acquisition modes are available: Stripmap (SM), Interferometric Wide swath (IW), and Extra Wide swath (EW). The main operational mode is IW. The EW mode is primarily used for wide area coastal monitoring. The SM mode is only used on special request for extraordinary events such as emergency management. The SM, IW and EW modes are available in single (HH or VV) and dual (HH+HV or VV+VH) polarisation. The C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar images the Earth with enhanced frequency and revisit times obtaining full Earth coverage every two weeks. Timeliness and reliability is optimised for emergency response and operational applications with Europe’s coastal zones and shipping routes being monitored on a daily basis. The data has a wide range of scientific applications including sea-ice monitoring, imaging of forests and investigation into the carbon cycle, and the analysis of earthquakes. Data are provided by the European Space Agency (ESA) and are made available via CEDA to any registered user.

Date (Publication): 2011-12-10T03:17:57

Date (Creation): 2011-12-10T03:17:57

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2

Citation identifier: Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2

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Organisation name	Electronic mail address	Role
Copernicus	unknown	Author
European Space Agency (ESA)	unknown	Author
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)	support@ceda.ac.uk	Custodian
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)	support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)	support@ceda.ac.uk	pointofContact
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)	support@ceda.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Unknown

Update scope: Series

Keywords

radar
Synthetic Aperture Radar
Sentinel
SAR

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions

Access constraints: Other restrictions

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Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Under the following licence https://sentinel.esa.int/documents/247904/690755/Sentinel_Data_Legal_Notice, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

Topic category

Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere

Begin date: 2014-04-10T23:00:00

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

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Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/user-guides/sentinel-1-sar	Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) User Guide Introduction

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/sentinel-1-sar-wiki	Sentinel-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Technical Guide

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://sentinel.esa.int/documents/247904/349449/S1-RS-MDA-52-7441_Sentinel-1ProductSpecification_v2-7.pdf	Sentinel 1 Product Specification Document

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.

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File identifier: 06d1c86f906e42f58172de32c2640be2 XML

Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF8

Hierarchy level: Series

Hierarchy level name: series

Date stamp: 2025-06-15T02:27:06

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)		support@ceda.ac.uk	Point of contact

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