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ERS SAR Data held by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil Entry ID: INPE_ER_SAR |
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Summary
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Abstract:
INPE's only receiving station for ERS-1 and ERS-2 SAR is located in Cuiaba, MT (geographic coordinates approx. 15.5S/56.0W). The SAR tapes recorded at Cuiaba are air shipped to the processing and distribution center in Cachoeira Paulista, SP, where they are kept. A copy of all recorded tapes is sent to the ESA PAF at the DLR facilities in Germany. Early ERS-1 SAR data were acquired primarily for station checkout and Principal Investigator service. A small number of passes, 15 seconds to 2 minutes long, were acquired from August, 1991 to March, 1992, during the Commissioning and Ice phases where the repeat cycle was 3 days but the ground coverage was sparse. More extensive and regular acquisitions began in April, 1992, with the satellite already in the so-called Multidisciplinary phase (full ground coverage and 35-day repeat cycle). INPE is allowed to service user requests originated in Brazil only. Only digital products are available. Requests for products and for image search listings will be handled directly by the processing center (listed at the Data Center entry), through contacts by mail, phone or fax. No online remote access is available, although plans exist to implement it, including the International Directory protocols. No firm date is speculated for that, but hopes are that it can be made before 1998. Requests from countries other that Brazil must be routed to the ESA licensed regional distributors. Information can be obtained with the ESA ERS-1 Order Desk, c/o ESRIN, C.P. 64, I-00044 Frascati, Italy. The phone numbers are +39.6.941-80600 (voice) and +39.6.941-80510 (fax). |
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Geographic Coverage
| N: 8.0 | S: -40.0 | E: -33.0 | W: -80.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1991-08-26 |
Location Keywords
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GEOGRAPHIC REGION
> EQUATORIAL
CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA |
Science Keywords
| LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >LANDFORMS [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY >SURFACE ROUGHNESS [Definition] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >MICROWAVE >MICROWAVE IMAGERY [Definition] |
| SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR >RADAR IMAGERY [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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ELEVATION
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER |
Platform
| ERS-1 >European Remote Sensing Satellite-1 [Information] |
| ERS-2 >European Remote Sensing Satellite-2 [Information] |
Instrument
| SAR >Synthetic Aperture Radar [Information] |
| AMI >Active Microwave Instrument [Information] |
Project
| IAI-DIS >Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research [Information] |
Keywords
| ACTIVE MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT |
| CLOUD PENETRATION |
| DIELECTRIC CONSTANT |
| SOIL HUMIDITY |
| SURFACE ROUGHNESS |
Originating Center
| INPE |
Data Center
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Image Generation Division, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php Dataset ID: ERS SAR
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Personnel
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JOSE LUIZ
DE BARROS
AGUIRRE Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: +55.12.325-6866 Fax: +55.12.325-6870 Email: aguirre at iai.inpe.br Contact Address: INPE - IAI Av. dos Astronautas, 1758 City: Sao Jose dos Campos Province or State: SP Postal Code: 12227-010 Country: Brazil |
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JOSE
BORGES
ESCADA JR. Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: +55.12.5609201 Fax: +55.12.5612088 Email: escada at dgi.inpe.br Contact Address: Divisao de Geracao de Imagens-DGI Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais-INPE Caixa Postal 1 City: Cachoeira Paulista, SP Postal Code: 12630-000 Country: Brazil |
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HERMANN
HEINRICH
KUX Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: +55.12.325-6426 Fax: +55.12.325-6460 Contact Address: INPE - OBT/DSR Av. dos Astronautas, 1758 City: Sao Jose dos Campos, SP Postal Code: 12227-010 Country: Brazil |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2012-03-22
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-04-13
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