Fig. 8From: Current and near-term advances in Earth observation for ecological applicationsFour acquisition modes for Sentinel-1 (from https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/technical-guides/sentinel-1-sar/sar-instrument under the subheading Acquisition Modes). Radar satellites differ from optical sensors by their ability to shift between different acquisition modes to accomodate a larger suite of applicationsBack to article page