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NISAR Handbook

An artist's illustration shows the NISAR satellite in Earth orbit, featuring a gold-wrapped main body with extended solar panels and a massive, circular mesh radar antenna held aloft by a long boom over a green and blue coastline.
NASA/JPL-Caltech

The second edition of the NISAR Science User’s Handbook is a comprehensive reference for scientists and data users of the NISAR mission. This updated edition serves as the primary guide for the user community, offering detailed information on the mission and guidance for the effective use of its data. It covers the mission’s science objectives, instrument design, data products, algorithms, and a broad range of applications.

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