What is TOPS-Deburst?

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#1

Hello fellas,
I am pre-processing sentinel-1 SLC data. I came across the term TOPS-Deburst. I don’t know the significance of this and what it actually means. Can someone tell the meaning and physical interpretation of TOPS-deburst :slight_smile:

#2

Please have a look at the following links, explains the meaning of bursts,

Source: https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/user-guides/sentinel-1-sar/acquisition-modes/interferometric-wide-swath

Source: https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/technical-guides/sentinel-1-sar/products-algorithms/level-1-algorithms/topsar-processing

The following figure depicts the meaning of Debursts,

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I’d suggest to you using the following website and the SNAP help, to search for the basics,

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#3

Hey thank you so much for this valuable help. :slight_smile: