The Alaska synthetic aperture radar (SAR) facility project

A receiving station for the acquisition and processing of spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is being established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The data that will be received from a number of SAR satellites that are to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Carsey, F., Jezek, K., Miller, J., Weeks, W., Weller, G.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1987
Subjects:
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Fairbanks
glaciers
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19880027227
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Summary:A receiving station for the acquisition and processing of spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is being established by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The data that will be received from a number of SAR satellites that are to be launched starting in 1990 will allow U.S. researchers to study sea ice, oceanographic and geological features, hydrological processes, glaciers, and vegetation cover in Alaska and its surrounding seas.

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