Paris, France - ASAR, 11 January 2003

This radar image shows an area of 100 Km swath width centred over Paris, France shown as a large bright area. The Seine River that flows through the city and the Peripherique (City Ring) are well evidenced. Visible as well are the Charles De Gaulle (north) and the Orly International (south) Airports.

Technical Information:
Instruments: Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR)
Date of Acquisition: 11 January 2003
Orbit number: 4528
Orbit direction: Descending
Instrument features: Image Mode Precision (30 meter resolution)
ASAR Mode: Image Swath 2
ASAR Polarisation: VV
Coordinates:
NW Lat/Long: N 49.24/ E 1.37
NE Lat/Long: N 49.11/ E 3.03
SE Lat/Long: N 48.20/ E 2.45
SW Lat/Long: N 48.33/ E 1.20