Initial results using RISAT-1 C-band SAR data.

Imaging radars provide information that is fundamentally different from sensors that operate in the visible and infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a multi-mode, multi-polarization Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) on-board Radar Imaging SATellite-1 (RISAT-1) on 26 April 2012. Various data products from RISAT-1 SAR are now going through calibration-validation (cal-val) phase and soon will be available for the global users for operational and research purposes. In this regard, algorithms are being developed to retrieve various parameters in diverse application areas. This article deals with the in-house algorithm development for studying different resources using initial available data of RISAT-1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]