Kuwait, a petroleum-based economy

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 31 January 2018 at 07:31:31 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 05 February 2018 at 07:30:59 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Water colour, oil, fire, agriculture, farms, city, capital, desert, human-made landscape, Kuwait, Eastern Arabia, Persian Gulf
Fig. 1 - Sentinel 2 (2018-02-05) - 4,3,2 natural colour composite - Bubiyan island & Sabah Al-Ahmad Natural Reserve.
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This story brings into light Kuwait at the occasion of its Independance Day & Liberation Day celebrated the 25th & 26th of February.
Fig. 2 - S2 - Kuwait city, capital and largest city of Kuwait, home to some of the largest oil fields in the world.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (2018-01-31) - 11,8,2 colour composite - Abdali city and Raudhatian oil field in the north.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (2018-02-05) - Kuwait's Burgan field, a human-made landscape in the desert.
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The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency or the European Union.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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