Turpan depression showcased for Chinese new year

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 04 August 2017 at 04:56:59 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, hydrology, agriculture, mountains, irrigation, desert, erg, saltpan, endorheic basin, orogeny, China
Fig. 1 - S2 (04.08.2017) - 12,11,2 colour composite - A large inland sea resulting from Himalaya orogeny once lied in Turpan basin.
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Fig. 2 - 4,3,2 natural colour - Flaming Mountains, the hottest place in China, are said to be too hot to support vegetation.
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Located on an ancient caravane route, oases were fed by an underground irrigation system called the Karez system.
Fig. 3 - 11,8,2 colour composite - Kumtag Desert, recent intensification of agriculture drained Ayding Lake intake.
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Fig. 4 - 11,8,2 colour composite - Ayding Lake, 3rd lowest depression on Earth with an alt. of -154m, is now reduced to a saltpan.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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