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Beirut explosion before and after 8 August 2020

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‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’ from space

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[Top view] Wuhan

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Sentinel-2 captures the disaster after Sulawesi earthquake in Indonesia

October 2, 2018March 28, 2019 Rosario Q. Iannone

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 (Richter scale) was recorded at 18.02 local time in the waters of Indonesia, off the island of Sulawesi, last Friday 28 September 2018. According to data from the Italian Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv) … Continue reading Sentinel-2 captures the disaster after Sulawesi earthquake in Indonesia

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(23°31′5″S 68°18′42″W) Salar de Atacama

August 22, 2018January 16, 2019 giovanna palumbo

The image represent the a salt flat, or playa, named Salar de Atacama captured with SAR of the Copernicus Sentinel-1. Chile’s Atacama Desert may be the driest place on Earth it is the world’s third largest salt flat (about 3000 sq km) … Continue reading (23°31′5″S 68°18′42″W) Salar de Atacama

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Oceans Mapping with Sentinel-3

June 21, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

Our third step in the framework of World health monitoring and evaluation of climate changes effects on Earth stands on oceans and seas mapping. Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission, as already described for land products, systematically delivers to the community a large … Continue reading Oceans Mapping with Sentinel-3

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World Land Mapping with Sentinel-3

June 8, 2018October 17, 2019 Salvatore Tarchini

The last week we have advertised our new born project aiming to reach a global land and marine monitoring of the World with Sentinel-3. Indeed this mission offers a large dataset of geophysical data really usefull in the framework of … Continue reading World Land Mapping with Sentinel-3

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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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“Iceberg-tsunami” on icelandic Jökulsárlón lagoon

April 24, 2018June 21, 2018 Sardegna Clima Onlus

Last acquired Copernicus Sentinel-2B image captured an unusual event on the Jökulsárlón lagoon in Iceland where a mini-tsunami was generated by a massive calving on Breiðamerkurjökull outlet glacier. An iceberg had broken off the glacier and was in the process of … Continue reading “Iceberg-tsunami” on icelandic Jökulsárlón lagoon

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Intense Dust Storms in Africa

April 6, 2018June 8, 2018 Sardegna Clima Onlus

In late March 2018, strong winds caused by a train of low-pressure areas appeared to fuel the flow of dust across Africa. Dust storms are quite common during the Spring in the Sahara, because the weather used to change with … Continue reading Intense Dust Storms in Africa

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Lake Natron

March 26, 2018May 23, 2018 Rosario Q. Iannone

One of the most mysterious places in the world is the Lake Natron (02025‘S 36000‘E), located along the branch of the Rift Valley, known also as Gregory Rift, in the northern Tanzania. The lake is characterized by a wide stretches … Continue reading Lake Natron

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(43°N 142°E) Hokkaido: lattice structure

March 22, 2018April 24, 2018 giovanna palumbo

One of the more unusual features of Hokkaido, as seen from space, is a lattice-shaped windbreak forest found in the Konsen Plateau. This pattern is created by trees (primarily larch) planted in a lattice structure to protect farmland and livestock … Continue reading (43°N 142°E) Hokkaido: lattice structure

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Island of California

March 7, 2018April 6, 2018 giovanna palumbo

The land of California existed as a myth among European explorers before it was discovered. The name “California” derives from a novel written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in the 16th century titled, “Las Sergas del muy esforzado caballero Esplandian, hijo … Continue reading Island of California

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