ERS-1_L0·v1·dataset
Raw radar that sees through clouds (ERS-1)
ERS-1 Level 0 Product
land NASA ASF Level 0
In plain English
What it measures. Raw, unprocessed radar signals recorded by the ERS-1 satellite's standard-beam radar, the earliest stage of the data before it is turned into usable imagery.
How it's made. Captured directly by the ERS-1 radar satellite and stored at Level 0, meaning essentially as-received with no processing applied.
How & where you'd use it. A building-block input rather than a finished product; most people use the imagery made from it later, while specialists process this raw form into radar images that can see through clouds and darkness.
What's measured
AGRICULTURE › FOREST SCIENCE › REFORESTATIONBIOSPHERE › ECOSYSTEMS › TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMSCRYOSPHERE › FROZEN GROUND › PERMAFROSTCRYOSPHERE › FROZEN GROUND › ROCK GLACIERSCRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › GLACIER ELEVATION/ICE SHEET ELEVATIONCRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › GLACIER MOTION/ICE SHEET MOTIONCRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESSCRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › GLACIER TOPOGRAPHY/ICE SHEET TOPOGRAPHYCRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › GLACIERSCRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › ICE SHEETSCRYOSPHERE › GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS › ICEBERGSCRYOSPHERE › SEA ICE › ICE DEFORMATIONCRYOSPHERE › SEA ICE › ICE DEPTH/THICKNESSCRYOSPHERE › SEA ICE › ICE EDGES
Coverage & cadence
- Time span1991-08-08 → 1997-09-29
- Measured byERS-1 (SAR)
- Processing levelLevel 0
- Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
- StatusCOMPLETE
What you can do with it
- Track deforestation, fire scars and land-cover change
- Monitor crop and vegetation health (NDVI/EVI)
- Map how built-up vs. green an area is over time
Official description
ERS-1 Standard Beam Level 0 data products
Get the data
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc") # free Earthdata Login
results = earthaccess.search_data(
short_name="ERS-1_L0",
version="1",
bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9), # your area (W,S,E,N)
temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"), # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results) # stream straight from ASFBrowsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.