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UAVSAR_POL_INC·v1·dataset

Radar viewing-angle map (UAVSAR)

UAVSAR_POLSAR_INCIDENCE
deformation NASA ASF Level 1 active
In plain English

What it measures. A map of the angle at which the airborne radar viewed each spot on the ground (the incidence angle) for a given scene.

How it's made. Produced from NASA's UAVSAR radar flown on a G-III aircraft.

How & where you'd use it. A technical helper layer used alongside UAVSAR radar imagery rather than a standalone product, mainly useful for correctly interpreting and processing the radar data.

What's measured

SOLID EARTH › TECTONICS › VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2008-07-24 → ongoing
  • Measured byG-III (UAVSAR)
  • Processing levelLevel 1
  • StatusACTIVE

What you can do with it

  • Measure ground motion and subsidence (InSAR)
  • Track earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides
  • Map elevation and terrain change
Official description

UAVSAR PolSAR Scene Incidence Angle

Get the data

uavsar_pol_inc_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="UAVSAR_POL_INC",
    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 ASF
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.