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In "Simplified" mode, the results in the analysis are calculated by looking at each instrument's mission objectives: for each instrument we keep track of what the primary, secondary, and opportunity mission objectives are. These mission objectives indicate that an instrument is primarily envisioned to measure variable X, Y and Z, that variables A, B and C are its secondary objective, and that it may offer the opportunity to measure variables I and II although it is not optimized for that. The simplified Gap analysis produces a timeline based on this information. The simplified Gap analysis is only available for analyzing variables, not for missions.
In "Expert system" mode, the results in the analysis are calculated with an expert system. Internally, OSCAR works with a large set of 1700 rules that determine whether or not an instrument is capable of measuring a given variable, and to what degree. When you select "Expert system", the Gap analysis is performed based on this large set of rules.

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Variable sorting criteria

 

Each instrument is assigned with a 5-step rating, evaluated as a blend of several elements.  For this particular Variable, the rating is driven by:

  • the exploited SAR frequency.

 

RATING CRITERIA:

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  • X- and Ku-band SAR

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  • X-band SAR

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  • C-band SAR

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  • L- and S-band SAR

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  • L- or S-band SAR
Measurement timeline for Dominant wave direction Help icon
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Found 73 results

This table has a large number of results.
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ASAR (MP)2 - very highMeteor-MP N115:30 ascSunSync
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ASAR (MP)2 - very highMeteor-MP N209:30 descSunSync
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ASAR (MP)2 - very highObzor-R N1TBDSunSyncXXXXXX
ASAR (MP)2 - very highObzor-R N2TBDSunSyncXXXXXX
ASAR (MP)2 - very highObzor-R N3TBDSunSyncXXXXXX
ASAR (MP)2 - very highObzor-R N4TBDSunSyncXXXXXXXX
COSI2 - very highKOMPSAT-506:00 ascSunSync90
X
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COSI2 - very highKOMPSAT-606:00 ascSunSyncXXXXXX
CSG-SAR2 - very highCSG-105:46 ascSunSync
X
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CSG-SAR2 - very highCSG-205:46 ascSunSync
X
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CSG-SAR2 - very highCSG-3SunSyncXXXXXXXX
CSG-SAR2 - very highCSG-4SunSyncXXXXXXXX
HRWS-SAR2 - very highHRWS-SAR06:00 descSunSyncXXXXXXXX
MeteoSAR2 - very highMeteor-M N2-4SunSync
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MeteoSAR2 - very highMeteor-M N2-515:00 descSunSyncXXXXXX
MeteoSAR2 - very highMeteor-M N2-609:00 ascSunSyncXXXXXX
SAR-2000No2 - very highCSK-105:46 ascSunSync
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SAR-2000No2 - very highCSK-205:46 ascSunSync
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SAR-2000No2 - very highCSK-305:46 ascSunSync
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SAR-2000No2 - very highCSK-405:46 ascSunSync
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SAR-X2 - very highTanDEM-X06:00 descSunSync
X
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SAR-X2 - very highTerraSAR-X06:00 descSunSync
X
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SAR-X (Paz (SEOSAR))2 - very highSEOSAR/Paz06:00 ascSunSync
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SAR-X (RISAT-2) Important note2 - very highRISAT-241 °DRIFT
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X
SAR-X (RISAT-2) Important note2 - very highRISAT-2B37 °DRIFT
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SAR-X (RISAT-2) Important note2 - very highRISAT-2BR137 °DRIFT
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SAR-X (RISAT-2) Important note2 - very highEOS-0137 °DRIFT
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AMI-SAR3 - highERS-110:30 descSunSync
X
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AMI-SAR3 - highERS-210:30 descSunSync
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ASAR3 - highEnvisat10:00 descSunSync
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SAR (RadarSat-1)3 - highRadarSat-106:00 descSunSync
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SAR (RadarSat-1)No3 - highRadarSat-205:58 descSunSync
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SAR RCM3 - highRCM-106:00 descSunSync
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SAR RCM3 - highRCM-206:00 descSunSync
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SAR RCM Important note3 - highRCM-306:01 descSunSync
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SAR-C (GF-3)3 - highGF-306:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (GF-3)3 - highGF-1206:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (GF-3)3 - highGF-12-0206:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (GF-3)3 - highCSAR-106:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (GF-3)3 - highCSAR-206:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (GF-3)3 - highGF-12-0306:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (GF-3)3 - highGF-12-0406:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (RISAT)3 - highRISAT-106:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (RISAT)3 - highEOS-0406:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (RISAT)3 - highRISAT-1B06:00 descSunSyncXXXXXX
SAR-C (Sentinel-1)No3 - highSentinel-1A06:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (Sentinel-1) Important note3 - highSentinel-1B06:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (Sentinel-1)No3 - highSentinel-1C06:00 descSunSync
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SAR-C (Sentinel-1)No3 - highSentinel-1D06:00 descSunSync
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SAR-Travers4 - fairResurs-O1-110:15 ascSunSync
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SAR-10 Important note5 - marginalKondor-E174.75 °DRIFT
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SAR-105 - marginalKondor-E74.75 °DRIFT
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SAR-105 - marginalKondor-FKA 197.4 °SunSync
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SAR-S Important note5 - marginalHJ-1C Important note06:00 descSunSync
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SAR-S5 - marginalHJ-2E07:00 descSunSync
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SAR-S5 - marginalHJ-2F06:00 descSunSync
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SAR-S (NISAR) 5 - marginalNI-SAR06:00 descSunSync
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L band SAR (Ludi-Tance)5 - marginalLudi-Tance 1 01A97.8 °SunSync
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L band SAR (Ludi-Tance)5 - marginalLudi-Tance 1 01B97.8 °SunSync
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L band SAR (Ludi-Tance)5 - marginalLudi-Tance 4 01AGeoSync
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L-SAR5 - marginalTandem-L06:00 descSunSyncXXXXXXXXXXXXX
PALSAR5 - marginalALOS10:30 descSunSync
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PALSAR-2No5 - marginalALOS-212:00 descSunSync
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PALSAR-35 - marginalALOS-412:00 descSunSyncXXXXXXX
ROSE-L5 - marginalROSE-L A06:00 descSunSyncXXXXXX
ROSE-L5 - marginalROSE-L B06:00 descSunSyncXXXXXX
SAR5 - marginalSeaSat108 °DRIFT
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SAR (JERS)5 - marginalJERS10:45 descSunSync
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SAR-L5 - marginalSAOCOM-1A06:00 ascSunSync
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SAR-L5 - marginalSAOCOM-1B06:00 ascSunSync
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SAR-L5 - marginalSAOCOM-2A06:00 ascSunSync
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SAR-L5 - marginalSAOCOM-2B06:00 ascSunSync
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SAR-L (NISAR)5 - marginalNI-SAR06:00 descSunSync
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All instruments for measuring Dominant wave direction
Instruments Relevance Operational limitations
SAR-X/Ku1 - primary
ASAR (MP)2 - very high
COSI2 - very high
CSG-SAR2 - very high
HRWS-SAR2 - very high
MeteoSAR2 - very high
SAR-20002 - very high
SAR-X2 - very high
SAR-X (Paz (SEOSAR))2 - very high
SAR-X (RISAT-2)2 - very high
AMI-SAR3 - high
ASAR3 - high
SAR (RadarSat-1)3 - high
SAR RCM3 - high
SAR-C (GF-3)3 - high
SAR-C (RISAT)3 - high
SAR-C (Sentinel-1)3 - high
SAR-Travers4 - fair
SAR-105 - marginal
SAR-S5 - marginal
SAR-S (NISAR) 5 - marginal
InSAR5 - marginal
L band SAR (Ludi-Tance)5 - marginal
L-SAR5 - marginal
PALSAR5 - marginal
PALSAR-25 - marginal
PALSAR-35 - marginal
ROSE-L5 - marginal
SAR5 - marginal
SAR (JERS)5 - marginal
SAR-L5 - marginal
SAR-L (NISAR)5 - marginal