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	Alaska Satellite Facility < UAF/GI >
		When a spaceborne SAR looks down and to the side toward a steep mountain, many objects on the mountain's facing slope may appear to be located at the same distance from the spacecraft.
		SAR illumination is much like solar illumination, in that it also has difficulty reaching the back side of a mountain.
		Since SAR images are based around distance, the "near range" side of the image is the side closest to the satellite, whereas the "far range" side of the image is the side farthest from the satellite.
	www.asf.alaska.edu /about_sar/faq.html (5577 words)

	Scientific Background
		Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) takes advantage of the Doppler history of the radar echoes generated by the forward motion of the spacecraft to synthesise a large antenna, enabling high azimuthal resolution in the resulting image despite a physically small antenna, as shown is figure1.6.
		SAR is a coherent, active, microwave imaging method that improves natural radar resolution by focusing the image through a process known as synthetic aperture processing.
		Because the signals received by a SAR system are recorded over a long time period, the system translates the real antenna over a correspondingly long distance, which becomes the effective length of the antenna.
	envisat.esa.int /dataproducts/asar/CNTR1-1-2.htm (2897 words)

	Santa Ana River Watershed Overview
		The headwaters for the Santa Ana River and its tributaries are in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains to the north and the San Gorgonio and San Jacinto Mountains to the east.
		Soils in the SAR watershed are largely derived from the alluvial materials that dominate the valley floor and slopes.
		The upper elevations of the San Gabriel, the San Bernardino and, to lesser extent, the Santa Ana Mountains are dominated by conifer forests interspersed with mixed woodlands.
	www.wrpinfo.scc.ca.gov /watersheds/sa/sa_profile.html (4026 words)

	OpinionJournal - Federation
		In seconds, Sgt. Sar, a veteran of many combat operations over the past 15 years, grasped that if that fire from the high ground was not quickly suppressed, the Blackhawks could be damaged or destroyed if they tried to land again and his small detachment could be pinned down in this remote area.
		Sar was halfway into the darkened hut, the flashlight on his M-4 illuminating the face of a Taliban fighter, and the muzzle of his AK-47 pointed directly at Sgt. Sar's head.
		Sar and the medic pressed the attack, tossing a grenade into the hut before he re-entered it and killed the man who had almost killed him.
	www.opinionjournal.com /federation/feature/?id=110008314 (1461 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Serbia, Land of beauty, encouragement and enterprise
		Still, Serbia is mostly mountainous, being ringed by the Dinaric Alps on the west, the Sar Mountains and the North Albanian Alps (Prokletije) on the south, and the Balkan and Carpathian mountains on the east.
		Kopaonik is the mountain of contrasts and of all seasons, with monasteries on its slopes, ice-cold water springs at its foot and the sun at its peaks.
		It is in the mountainous region of Western Serbia and it spreads on the Tara and Zvezda mountains, in a large bend of the river Drina.
	www.winne.com /serbia/bf02.html (7731 words)

	List of highest mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak").
		Most mountains in the list are located in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges, in the border regions of India, China, Pakistan and Nepal.
		Mountains indicated to be on the Pakistan-Sinkiang border are all in the Kashmir region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_highest_mountains (1191 words)

	Search and rescue group uses Sandia synthetic aperture radar
		SAR experts at Sandia say the same technology could map other mountainous terrain around the country and be used in search and rescue missions there.
		Attaway then went to the Sandia tram (aerial lift that takes people from the base of the Sandia Mountains to the peak), located on the west side of the mountains where the rescuers were gathering, and took the tram up to the peak.
		AMRC is a member of the Mountain Rescue Association in the Rocky Mountain Region, which includes teams from New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2004-08/dnl-sar081004.php (1232 words)

	Kosovo
		An inhabitant of this mountainous Albanian region is known as a malesor (from mal, meaning mountain), which translates precisely as `highlander'; the whole complex of mountains can be referred to by the general name of the Malesi, the Highlands.
		In the north the highland clans developed their special social system; in the less mountainous landscape of the south, whatever quasi-clans that may have existed were more or less swept aside, and the countryside was dominated by feudal or Ottoman landowners.
		A woman in the mountains, in spite of the severe work she is forced to do, is in many ways freer than the women of Scutari.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/m/malcolm-kosovo.html (6856 words)

	Search and rescue group uses Sandia synthetic aperture radar
		SAR FOR SAR — Sandia researcher Bill Scherzinger, president of the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council, looks at a SAR map and a standard topographic map used in search and rescue missions.
		The Sandia Mountain effort started with a conversation between Dale Dubbert of Sandia’s SAR Sensor Technologies Department, a former rescue council volunteer, and Sandia researcher Steve Attaway, a long-time group member.
		AMRC is a member of the Mountain Rescue Association in the Rocky Mountain Region, which includes teams from New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming.
	www.sandia.gov /news-center/news-releases/2004/elect-semi-sensors/rescue.html (1237 words)

	SCAR » Report 23
		In the core area, there are two exposed mountains, many rock peaks, and detritus strips on the surface of the ice sheet with the altitude of 2000 meters, which has great topographical undulation and is densely covered by ice crack.
		In Grove Mountains, two geodetic control points and one are set on the top of Mount Harding and Zhakroff Ridge respectively, while it is impossible to find their location in radar image because the field GPS surveying was done in 2000 and the SAR images were acquired in 1996.
		The result is unsatisfied in the hilly terrains because of the surface of the mountains covered by snow and blocks of rocks, which brings noises and difficulties to obtain accurate height.
	www.scar.org /publications/reports/23/sar/index.html (2280 words)

	Search And Rescue Group Uses Sandia Synthetic Aperture Radar
		Rapid Terrain Visualization (RTV) precision-mapping synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data was used for the first time last November by the Albuquerque Mountain Rescue Council (AMRC) to help find and rescue a hiker stranded in the dark in the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico.
		SAR experts at Sandia say the same technology could map other mountainous terrain around the country and be used in search and rescue missions there.
		Attaway then went to the Sandia tram (aerial lift that takes people from the base of the Sandia Mountains to the peak), located on the west side of the mountains where the rescuers were gathering, and took the tram up to the peak.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/radar-04p.html (1002 words)

	Larimer County Search and Rescue
		We will also provide SAR resources to out of county and out of state agencies when requested through the Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Department.
		The Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) www.mra.org is a national accrediting organization for search and rescue teams.
		Each team has to demonstrate their competence in all aspects of mountain search and rescue, including avalanche rescue, technical rescue, search techniques, leadership and communication skills.
	www.larimercountysar.org (819 words)

	List of mountains in Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The list also includes many peaks which are not usually classed as independent mountains, but instead are considered subpeaks of other mountains, due to having low topographic prominence.
		The list of highest mountains ranks the highest 100 summits with at least 500 m prominence, approximating a 7% relative prominence.
		Most of the highest mountains in Pakistan are located in the Karakoram range, but some high mountains are in Himalaya (the highest of which is Nanga Parbat, globally ranked 9th, 8126 m) and Hindu Kush (the highest of which is Tirich Mir, globally ranked 33rd, 7708 m).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_mountains_in_Pakistan (942 words)

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		If you compare counties that have a SAR team (and Forest Ranger) dispatched early in the incident the outcomes appear to be better with less manpower required.
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		Several other members expressed their concern about the DEC not screening people based on their level of training and experience and that some people who get the Crew Boss designati on are not qualified.
	www.nysfedsar.org /050122FedMinutes.doc (1758 words)

	SIR-C / X-SAR Final Report 97
		The forests of the Harz Mountains are in parts severely affected by forest damages.
		The special aspect was to study the influence of topography on SAR data in this mountaineous area and to test methods to compensate slope effects on radar backscatter.
		Thus, objectives for landcover and vegetation classification by multifrequency SAR had to be orientated towards regeneration states of these areas and to heterogeneous forest environments.
	southport.jpl.nasa.gov /reports/finrpt/Keil_Harz/keil_harz.htm (2925 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		One is in Sipkovica, a village nestled high in the fog-enshrouded Sar Mountains, where an Albanian flag flies above the squat minaret of the local mosque.
		They say that with the exception of a skirmish in the Sar Mountains that same year, they planned all subsequent actions.
		Property losses were considerable in Albanian-inhabited villages in the Sar Mountains and in the Karadak hills west of Kumanovo.
	www.rferl.org /features/2002/04/17042002082207.asp (1695 words)

	NavyCompass.com
		For the VX-31 SAR team, however, their rescue mission takes them over the hot sands of the Mojave Desert or the snow and ice of the Sierra Nevada, both environments which can kill a dehydrated or injured person in just a few hours.
		As with any of the Navy’s elite SAR teams, their mission is to be available to react to emergencies 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
		In an area where many people go to race on the dunes and hike in the mountains, the SAR team is always on the alert and ready to perform inland search and rescue missions.
	www.navycompass.com /news/newsview.asp?c=152194 (520 words)

	Search & Rescue Info - SAR News!
		The high mountain range, in a region where southern maritime and northern outflow winds combine, is known locally for it's bad weather and heavy precipitation.
		The local SAR teams manned road checkpoints around the clock, checking permits and fielding questions from distressed citizens, while trying to maintain the delicate balance between public safety and the protection of property and livestock.
		Additional SAR teams were called in from outlying regions, including Sunshine Coast SAR and the North Shore Rescue but, by midday, no clues had been found as to the subject's whereabouts.
	www.sarinfo.bc.ca /Sarnews.htm (4367 words)

	Exploring Macedonia – National Tourism Portal. Provides travel tips, Accommodation and tour information. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		On the southern slopes of Sar Mountains west of Tetovo
		Macedonia's top ski resort is Popova sapka, 1845m (6050ft) high on the southern slopes of Sar Planina west of Tetovo.
		The beauties of the setting are complemented with extraordinary ski-runs that can satiate not only the tastes of the most choosy athletes but the numerous recreationists as well.
	www.exploringmacedonia.com /?ItemID=1DAAC65F5AD7364FA07D07CF7B245768 (187 words)

	Winne.com - Report on Kosovo, Faces up to the challenges of the future
		The topography of the land is dramatic and varied from the Great Central "Dukagjini" Plain to the formidable Sar Mountain region in the South.
		In the southwest we find the Sar mountain range, whose highest peak is Bistra with an altitude of 2.640m.
		Whilst the mountains with their peaks and troughs are rich with wild animals and birds, such as wild cat (lynx), dark gray bears, Roe deer, mountain chicken, partridge and wild rabbits.
	www.winne.com /kosovo/bf01.html (1100 words)

	Mountain Lakes
		Such lakes can be found on the mountains Sar (Lake Bogovina), Korab (the two lakes in district Kobilino Pole) and on Desat (Northern and Southern Lake Trebisko).
		The greatest pollutants of mountain lakes are the temporal cattle-breeding settlements that have been built next to mountain lakes or near the lake flows.
		Such an example is Lake Podgorica on Mountain Jablanica that has been destroyed by the inhabitants of the village Labuniste in the municipality Struga.
	www.soros.org.mk /konkurs/077/planinski--ezera_eng.htm (469 words)

	Over the mountains, Kosovo Albanians find shelter in Macedonia: 4/20/99
		For the 24 men, women and children, like thousands of other Kosovo Albanians who make the trek, the efforts of their ethnic brethren on the Macedonian side of the wintry Sar Mountains meant the difference between life and death.
		The family was sent first splashing along a river bank, clamoring in the mud to seek cover in the brush.
		A son who had made the trip over the mountains before led them along canyon trails that narrowed at points to a few feet, with sharp drops on one side.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/04-99/04-20-99/d07wn163.htm (728 words)

	news01
		A Kosovar Albanian sheepherder and his son in the Sar Planina mountains on the Macedonia-Kosovo border.
		My team's favorite weekend activity was to lay out our military maps and head for a remote area usually in the Sar Planina, the beautiful mountain range that divides Macedonia and Kosovo.
		These mountains reminded me of my home in Vermont, especially in the fall when the Macedonian trees are alive with color.
	www.umich.edu /~msjrnl/backmsj/990329/current/news/news01.html (1713 words)

	To Sar, with love
		Famed for its snow-clad mountains, perennial rivers and picturesque valleys, Himachal Pradesh draws young adventure-seekers who come in search of serenity.
		Nagaru Thach literally means `ice-cold land' and the spine-chilling night we encountered amidst a raging storm was ample proof of this.
		We were up at three the next morning and left for Sar Pass by 5 a.m., hoping to cover as much ground as possible before sunrise as the road becomes slippery and dangerous after that.
	www.blonnet.com /2001/04/23/stories/102372a4.htm (618 words)

	World Travel & Tours - Safaris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		have the experience of camping and trekking in the temperate climate and grand mountain scenery, with a tradition of generous hospitality.
		In particular the Semien Mountains has attractions such as the northern escarpment, the Walia Ibex, the Gelada Baboon and the Simien Fox, as well as Ethiopia's highest ground, the Ras Dashen mountain, which is
		that are populated by the mountain Nyala, the Semien Fox together with some endemic and fabulous birds.
	www.ethiowtt.com /safari.htm (424 words)

	ASF's SAR FAQ
		The ERS-1 satellite's SAR sends out around 1700 pulses a second, collects about a thousand backscattered responses from a single object while passing overhead, and the resulting processed image has a resolution near 30 meters.
		Complex SAR data are most often used for interferometric applications.
		ASF began obtaining ERS-1 SAR data on September 7, 1991, and ASF's JERS-1 SAR data runs from May 1992 to the present.
	www.glue.umd.edu /~gsun/radar/sar_faq.html (4173 words)

	June 1992
		This would be similar to the system in Colorado, where the Colorado SAR Board performs this service in a way analogous to what PSARC would do.
		By this plan, the independent county-based SAR programs will have the opportunity to become active in the family of regional and statewide SAR teams throughout the state.
		That's OK. Our end goal is to improve SAR service to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and to provide better service to the teams.
	www.psarc.org /june92.html (1844 words)

	SIR-C/X-SAR image Owens Valley, California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The White Mountains are in the center of the image, and the Inyo Mountains loom in the background.
		Blue areas in the image are smooth, yellow areas are rock outcrops, and brown areas near the mountains are deposits of boulders, gravel and sand known as alluvial fans.
		SIR-C/X- SAR, a joint mission of the German, Italian, and the United States space agencies, is part of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth.
	southport.jpl.nasa.gov /pio/srl2/sirc/owens.html (552 words)

	News : HMS Gannet : SAR Operations : Fleet Air Arm : Operations and Support : Royal Navy
		Gannet SAR Flight has provided air rescue services covering one of the largest UK SAR areas extending from Ben Nevis in the north, south to the Isle of Man and the Lake District, east of Edinburgh and west to Northern Ireland and beyond by some 200 miles over the North Atlantic.
		Between 2004 and 2005 Gannet SAR Flight was identified as the busiest UK SAR Unit, having conducted some 245 missions, rescuing 222 persons.
		Instances have occasionally occurred when aircraft developed faults in the mountains requiring precautionary landings in fields a long way from the home base.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /server.php?show=conWebDoc.2890 (384 words)

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