Lunghin Pass, the apex of the European river system

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 03 September 2018 at 17:15:17 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 19 October 2018 at 10:20:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 06 February 2019 at 17:15:14 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 21 February 2019 at 10:20:39 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, hydrology, river, cryosphere, mountain range, glacier, lake, snow, ice, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Alps
Fig. 1 - S1 (03.09.2018) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - Lunghin Pass is a mountain pass & a triple watershed next to Piz Lunghin.
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From there, water enters the North Sea (Atlantic Ocean) via the Rhine, the Adriatic (Mediterranean Sea) via the Po or the Black Sea via the Danube.
Fig. 2 - S1 (06.02.2019) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - Its north-west side gives birth to a river which waters end in the Rhine.
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Fig. 3 - S2 (19.10.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - From the south-west side the water flows towards the Mera, a tributary of the Po.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (21.02.2019) - 11,8,2 colour composite - The Inn originates from Lake Lunghin below the peak, east to the pass.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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