Measure the changes on earth’s land surface
Q. What is the purpose of NISAR?- Published on 14 Dec 15a. Measure the changes of earth's ocean and ocean currents
b. Measure the changes on earth’s land surface, ice surface, glaciers, earthquakes and volcanoes
c. Study the consequences of climate change on Earth's atmosphere
d. Study changes in pattern of agricultural land
ANSWER: Measure the changes on earth’s land surface, ice surface, glaciers, earthquakes and volcanoes
- NISAR : Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission.
- It is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite.
- The satellite will be the first radar imaging satellite to use dual frequency (L band & S band) and it is planned to be used for remote sensing to observe and understand natural processes of the Earth.