Deux-caps cliffs of the Opal Coast, France

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 15 January 2018 at 17:40:12 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 January 2018 at 11:03:49 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 11 February 2018 at 06:06:46 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Coastal, cliff, natural park, English Channel, France
Fig. 1 - S2 (19.01.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Cliffs of Cap Blanc-Nez & Cap Gris-Nez attract 2.5 millions of visitors yearly..
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Cap Blanc-Nez (134 m high, made of chalk) near Calais & Cap Gris-Nez (45 m high, made of clay and sandstone) cast shadows on the sea.
Fig. 2 - S1 (mean of 15, 27.01.2018 & 08.02.2018) - vv,vh,vv - Ascending view of Cap Gris-Nez, visible from Dover cliffs, 30 km away
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Fig. 3 - mean of 18, 30.01.2018 & 11.02.2018 - Descending view of Artois Hills, beyond lie the French side of the plain of Flanders.
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Fig. 4 - Ascending view of Boulogne-sur-mer, surrounded by the Southern extent of the cliffs.
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