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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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(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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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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Cebile storm over the Indian Ocean

February 2, 2018March 7, 2018 Multiple Authors

During the last days in the remotest parts of the Indian Ocean a tropical cyclone was formed. Its name is Cebile and he reached the category strength 4. The storm was luckily formed far away from Madagascar, Sri Lanka and … Continue reading Cebile storm over the Indian Ocean

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Flooding in Madagascar, a first assessment from Satellite

January 12, 2018March 2, 2018 Sardegna Clima Onlus

Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island, and due to its position in the middle of Indian Ocean is regularly hit by cyclones between the months of November and April. The last tropical cyclone “Ava” hit the island country off the southeastern … Continue reading Flooding in Madagascar, a first assessment from Satellite

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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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