S1 witnesses interlaced rivers and forests in Angola

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 September 2016 at 04:18:37 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 09 August 2017 from 16:58:10 to 16:58:35 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 19 August 2017 from 17:14:14 to 17:15:54 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): land, forestry, hydrology, rivers, Zambezi, Kasai, hills, savanna, tropical, erosion, Bié plateau, Angola, DRC, Congo
Fig. 1 - S1B (19.08.2017) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) - Following the Carnation Revolution, Angola accessed independence the 11 Nov. 1974.
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Kasai river (blue) bordered by gallery forest (yellow) meanders through hilly grassland terrain (brown) at the Angola - DRC border.
Fig. 2 - S1B IW (09, 14 & 19.08.2017) - Central Angola Highlands near the Bié Plateau feeds Zambezi, Congo & Okavango rivers.
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Fig. 3 - S1B IW (09, 14 & 19.08.2017) - Zoom around Menonge, a city at the South-East edge of Angolan Highlands.
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Fig. 4 - S1B IW (17.08.2017) - Bicauri National Park, bordered at east by Cunene river; at forefront Matala dam & eponymous city.
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Fig. 5 - S1B IW (28.09.2016) - Gallery forests follow parallel rivers heading north to join Congo river.
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