2063 - Explain what the interferometric wide swath mode is

Explain what the interferometric wide swath mode is

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  • [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3-1] Interferometric Wide Swath Mode
    Interferometric Wide Swath Mode (IW) is the main acquisition mode of the Sentinel-1 satellites over land. For this mode, regular revisit times and a consistent long-term archive are ensured It uses the Terrain Observation with Progressive Scans SAR (TOPSAR) acquisition technique and acquires data with a swath width of 250km at a spatial resolution of 5 m by 20m.