La Palma, first eruption in 50 years

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 10 September 2021 and 22 September 2021
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 September 2021 at 12:03:31 UTC
Sentinel-5P TROPOMI SO2 acquired on 20 September 2021, 21 September 2021 and 22 September 2021
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 21 September 2021 at 11:09:36 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Geohazard, volcano, plume, crater, atmosphere, La Palma, Canary Islands
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (21.09.2021) - S6,S5,S2 colour composite - An eruption started on the 19.09.2021 in La Palma, one of the Canary Islands.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (20.09.2021) - 12,11,4 colour composite - Despite the clouds, hot lava flows are visible in the short-wave infrared of Sentinel-2.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (10.09.2021 vs. 22.09.2021) vv,vh g0 RTC - This is the first eruption on the island since 1971, here captured by Sentinel-1.
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Fig. 4 - S5P (20, 21, 22.09.2021) - The sulfur dioxide plume is clearly visible on the 20 (in yellow), 21 (in red) and 22 september (in green).
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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