NASA NISAR
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NASA NISAR is a joint NASA–ISRO satellite mission that uses advanced radar imaging to monitor changes in Earth’s land and ice surfaces, supporting studies of climate, natural hazards, and ecosystem dynamics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite mission
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joint NASA–ISRO mission ⓘ radar imaging mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NISAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboration |
ISRO U R Rao Satellite Centre
NERFINISHED
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NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
India
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dataType |
interferometric SAR data
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polarimetric SAR data ⓘ radar backscatter ⓘ |
| dataUse |
disaster response support
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infrastructure stability monitoring ⓘ land use and land cover mapping ⓘ |
| fullName | NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentType | dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
measure ground deformation
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monitor agricultural changes ⓘ monitor changes in Earth’s ice surfaces ⓘ monitor changes in Earth’s land surfaces ⓘ monitor earthquakes ⓘ monitor forest biomass ⓘ monitor glaciers ⓘ monitor ice sheets ⓘ monitor landslides ⓘ monitor sea ice ⓘ monitor volcanoes ⓘ monitor wetlands ⓘ support climate studies ⓘ support ecosystem dynamics studies ⓘ support natural hazards research ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth observation
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remote sensing ⓘ |
| observationDomain |
ice
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land ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
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NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType |
near-polar orbit
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sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument |
L-band synthetic aperture radar
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S-band synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
climate science
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cryosphere science ⓘ ecosystem science ⓘ hydrology ⓘ solid Earth geophysics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
ISRO
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NASA ⓘ |
| targetBody | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technology | synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
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