Capella X-Band Sar Observations of the Tampa Area During Hurricane Ian Landfall

Observations of the Tampa Bay area by the Capella SAR satellite constellation were obtained prior to, during, and after the landfall of Hurricane Ian (2022). Offshore directed winds resulted in the set-down of Tampa Bay, which was captured by one of the acquisitions. Analysis of the imagery combined with available Topo-bathy digital elevation models (TBDEMs) shows good correlation of estimated water levels between image derived and directly measured levels.