Rhine Moselle confluence, Koblenz, Germany

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 October 2018 at 10:40:21 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 May 2019 at 10:30:29 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 29 June 2019 at 10:30:31 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 23 August 2019 at 10:30:29 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): River, hydrology, water colour, seasons, ice melt, snowfall, erosion, sediments, alluvium, precipitations, Germany
Fig. 1 - S2 (15.10.2018) - The confluence between the Rhine and Moselle rivers sometimes defines the end of the Upper Middle Rhine valley.
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Koblenz name originates from the Latin for "confluence". The actual confluence is today known as the "German Corner".
Fig. 2 - 15.05.2019 - 545km long, the Moselle source lies in the Vosges, France, it then crosses Luxemburg to reach the Rhine in Germany.
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Fig. 3 - 29.06.2019 - Born in Switzerland, Rhine tangents Austria before it flows in Germany; it has run for 593km when it reaches Koblenz.
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Fig. 4 - 23.08.2019 - Unlike the Aare which is bigger than the Rhine, the Moselle is only a fraction of the Rhine flow with 290 m3/s.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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