Sentinels show geometric patterns in Yemen for its Unity Day

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 23 November 2016 at 06:56:07 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR acquired on 23 November 2016 at 06:56:07 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI (5 tiles) acquired on 11 December 2016 at 07:13:02 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, mountain, valley, erosion, desert, erg, Yemen
Fig. 1 - OLCI - The rest evaporates in the Empty Quarter erg 10-6-3 colour composite.
Fig. 2 - SLSTR - Part of the precipitations falling in Yemen joins Gulf of Aden - 6-3-1 colour composite.
Fig. 3 - S2 - Wind eroded rock and shaped parallel dunes in Rub' al Khali at the Yemen / Saudi Arabia frontier - 4/3/2 natural colour.
Fig. 4 - S2 - Seasonal precipitations carved dendritic, quasi fractal patterns of Wadi Hadhramaut - 8/11/4 colour composite.
Fig. 5 - S2 - This narrow, arid valley is bounded by the steep escarpment of the al-Jawl broad plateau - 12/8/3 colour composite.