SAR Imagery collection near American Samoa

SAR data are being acquired over American Samoa for the next several weeks. SAR data from a Sentinel-1A overpass at 0553 UTC on 31 January, shown above (from this website), shows mostly light winds, mostly less than 10 m/s. The Normalized Radar Cross Section (NRCS) data can be used to view any ice contamination in the wind speed image.... Read More