Super typhoon Rai, the fifth of the Pacific 2021 season

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 November 2021
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 December 2021
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 13, 15, 17 and 20 December 2021
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 15 December 2021
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Natural disaster, cyclone, emergency, global warming, climate change, precipitations, Philippines
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (13-15-17-20.12.2021) - 10,6,3 Natural colour - The super Thyphoon Rai monitored by Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S3 OLCI (13.12.2021) - 10,6,3 Natural colour - Typhoon Rai short after its formation on the 12 December 2021.
2D view
Fig. 3 - S3 SLSTR (15.12.2021) - S8N - A thermal 3D view of Rai just before it hit the Philippines as a category 5 typhoon.
3D view
Fig. 4 - S2 (20.11 vs. 20.12.2021) - The degraded vegetation and materials carried to the sea witnesses the passage of Typhoon Rai.
2D animation
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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