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Level 3 Mosaics over Africa

May 23, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission has been designed and developed mainly to focus on the climate changes effects impacting on our planet and is carrying on board several instruments with medium-low resolution in order to pursuit this goal. From this perspective the … Continue reading Level 3 Mosaics over Africa

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Burian

March 2, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

The last week a large part of the Europe has been smashed by a wave of cold siberian weather carried by the Burian. Burian is a strong wind of cold air and it is indeed characteristic of the steppes located … Continue reading Burian

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Mississippi River System

February 22, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Learning about the Earth with Copernicus Space missions. The Mississippi river system is one of most complex water bodies system all around the World. The main river is around 3700 km long, its flow is feed by tenths of tributaries … Continue reading Mississippi River System

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Snow on the Sahara

January 10, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Few days ago one of the most incredible, rare and unique meteorological event that could ever happen is actually occurred in the Sahara desert: snowing. The last occurrence of this phenomenon was observed tenths of years ago and this is … Continue reading Snow on the Sahara

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Upwelling over the Adriatic Sea

December 15, 2017October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

The last November 22th the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite captured a long stream of discolored water over the entire Adriatic Sea coast of Italy. This singular sight from the outer space is fascinating and the wide impacted area is perfectly exploited … Continue reading Upwelling over the Adriatic Sea

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Europe Sentinel-3 Mosaic

November 13, 2017October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

What about one of the first Sentinel-3 cloud free mosaic covering Europe with all its land parts and seas? The following image has been generated mosaicing around 300 Level 2 products of OLCI and SLSTR instruments, representing a synergic contribution … Continue reading Europe Sentinel-3 Mosaic

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Rainbow Mountains

October 2, 2017October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

On Earth there are a lot of natural wonders, some of them discovered only in the last decades and so become famous around the world only in recent times. This is the case of the colored mountains, aka rainbow mountains … Continue reading Rainbow Mountains

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Irma’s Journey

September 29, 2017October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and catastrophic cyclone, the strongest observed in the Atlantic Ocean since Wilma in 2005 in terms of maximum sustained winds. Irma developed on August 30, 2017 near the Cape Verde Islands, from a tropical wave that … Continue reading Irma’s Journey

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Burning Vesuvius

July 14, 2017October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

In the last hours Mount Vesuvius is under siege by several fires that are surrounding the mountain’s slopes, spreading for around 2 kilometers and forcing the evacuation of locals from their home (there are indeed several small towns built near … Continue reading Burning Vesuvius

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Firebreaks over Portugal

June 21, 2017October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Last Saturday Portugal has faced one of the biggest wildfire in its history. Hundreds of firefighters and more than 150 vehicles have been dispatched in order to counteract the flames spreading, fires that even after 24 hours were still churning … Continue reading Firebreaks over Portugal

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