Nazca canyons

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 November 2018 at 15:07:11 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 08 January 2019 from 10:22:58 to 10:23:23 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 13 January 2019 at 10:31:18 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 14 January 2019 from 23:23:44 to 23:24:09 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Hydrology, canyon, valley, erosion, river, coastal, geology, Peru, Andes Cordillera, Pacific Ring of Fire
Fig. 1 - S2 (19.11.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - These rocks in darker tones of brown are of volcanic origin.
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Nazca plate subducts under S. America at 8cm/yr. Today Nazca region is sparred by the active volcanoes located east, in the Central Volcanic Zone.
Fig. 2 - S1 (09.01.2019) - vv,vh,vv colour composite - Ascending view in radar using a pixel-scale on-the-fly orthorectication.
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Fig. 3 - 11,8,2 colour composite - Canyons of Rio Aca & Rio Yuaca; notice vegetation of this arid area channels narrow in valleys.
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Fig. 4 - 08.01.2019 - vv,vh,vv colour composite - This descending radar view brings out the rugged relief & the sand dunes (dark).
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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