[PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3-2] Extra Wide Swath Mode

The Extra Wide Swath Mode is an acquisition mode of the Sentinel-1 satellites. It is primarily designed and used for wide area coastal monitoring, such as ship traffic, sea-ice monitoring and oil spill detection. It uses the TOPSAR technique with a swath width of 410km and a spatial resolution of 20 m by 40 m.

External resources

• ESA (2020). User Guides. Sentinel-1 SAR. Acquisition Modes. Extra Wide Swath. © ESA 2000 - 2020
  ESA (2020). User Guides. Sentinel-1 SAR. Acquisition Modes. Extra Wide Swath. © ESA 2000 - 2020

Learning outcomes

• 2065 - Discuss the main applications using the extra wide swath mode

  Discuss the main applications using the extra wide swath mode

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3-2] Extra Wide Swath Mode subclassof [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3] ScanSAR