Table 2 Attributes of the Sentinel-1B radar data.

From: Advanced integrated strategy for structural and mineralogical exploration of inaccessible regions employing remote sensing and multiscale analysis of aeromagnetic data

Radar

AM

Sentinel-1

Stripmap (SM)

Interferometric wide swath (IW)

Extra wide swath (EW)

Wave (WV)

Beam Mode

S1 to S6

IW1 to IW3

EW1to EW5

WV1&WV2

Center Frequency

C-band (5.405 GHz)

Polarization

SP (HH or VV)

DP (HH + HV and VV + VH)

SP (HH or VV)

Spatial Resolution

For S1B: (range x azimuth), m x m

5х5 m

5х20 m

25х100 m

5х20 m

Swath/band Width Km

80 km

250 km

4 km

20х20 Km

Off-Nadir Angle

-

-

-

-

Chirp Bandwidth [MHz]

87.6–42.2 MHz

56.5–42.8 MHz

22.2–10.4 MHz

74.5 & 48.2 MHz

Incidence Angle (deg)

20–43◦

30–42◦

20–44◦

23 & 36.5◦

  1. Abbreviation: AM = Acquisition mode Single Polarization = SP, Daul Polarization = DP, Degree = deg.
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