Evolution of volcano Kadovar, Papua New Guinea

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 26 December 2017 at 00:47:01 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 02 January 2018 at 20:04:42 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 14 January 2018 at 20:04:42 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 15 January 2018 at 00:47:01 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 26 January 2018 at 20:04:41 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): volcano, eruption, lava flow, island, cinder, ash, Pacific Ring of fire, Papoua New Guinea
Fig. 1 - S2 (26.12.2017) - 4,3,2 natural colour; 11,8,2 with gaussian equalization & NDVI - Volcano Kadavar before its eruption.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (15.01.2018) - Still smoking, the Kadovar has traded most of its vegetation for ash, in particular on its southern flank.
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Fig. 3 - S1 IW (02.01.2018) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) - The shape of the Kadovar shows its steep southern slope probably collapsed in the past.
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Fig. 4 - S1 IW (26.01.2018) - The island expanded east & the southern flank of the volcano shows subtle evolution.
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