Yangtze Jialing rivers confluence at Chongqing, China

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 09 April 2018 at 03:25:41 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 10 March 2019 at 03:25:49 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 03 June 2019 at 03:25:41 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 12 August 2019 at 03:25:41 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Hydrology, river, water colour, erosion, sediments, alluvium, infrastructure, China.
Fig. 1 - S2 (03.06.2019) - 4,3,2 natural colour - The Jialing River's most notable characteristic was formerly its pellucid green waters.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S2 (12.08.2019) - 4,3,2 natural colour - From its longest stem, the Jialing River is 1345 km long where it meets the Yangtze.
3D view
Fig. 3 - S2 (03.06.2019) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Jialing & Yangtze meet in Chongqing, a major Chinese urban area of 18 millions inhabitants.
3D view
Fig. 4 - S2 (09.04.2018) - The Jialing remains greener than the whiter Yangtze but major modifications along its course changed its colour.
3D view
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