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Simplifying SAR

When the Arizona Department of Water Resources lost valuable synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, OpenSARLab provided a solution.
Feature Article
Oct. 18, 2022
Headshot of Dr. Zhong Lu, Southern Methodist University

Dr. Zhong Lu

Data from NASA’s ASF DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Zhong Lu develop satellite radar remote-sensing techniques for studying geohazards.
Data User Story
July 28, 2022

Dr. Simon Zwieback

Remote sensing data help researchers measure change in the Alaskan landscape.
Data User Story
April 17, 2022

Dr. Matthew Pritchard

Synthetic aperture radar may give researchers an opportunity to study volcanoes in finer detail than ever before.
Data User Story
Jan. 23, 2022

Dr. Ian Joughin

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is essential to projects that monitor the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica.
Data User Story
Oct. 10, 2021
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