Sentinel-3 monitors flooding in Victoria state, Australia

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR & SLSTR RBT acquired on 09 October 2022 at 23:23:55 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR & SLSTR RBT acquired on 16 October 2022 at 23:42:37 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR & SLSTR RBT acquired on 18 October 2022 at 23:52:02 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Emergency, flooding, hydrology, river, rainfall, precipitation, la nina, Australia
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI + SLSTR (09.10.2022) - The southern Murray basin encompasses cropland, several state forests and cities along rivers.
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Fig. 2 - S3 OLCI + SLSTR (16-18.10.2022) - There were more than 90 flood warnings active across Victoria state, south-eastern Australia.
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Rising rivers have prompted authorities to issue flood evacuation orders for thousands of homes across Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.
Fig. 3 - S3 SLSTR (09.10.2022) - Open water index before the precipitations.
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Fig. 4 - S3 SLSTR (16-18.10.2022) - Swollen watercourses prompted hundreds of rescues while thousands of people have been left homeless
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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