Sand dunes of the Arabic Peninsula

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 December 2016 at 07:13:02 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 11 November 2017 at 07:11:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 November 2017 at 06:51:51 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 December 2017 at 08:03:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 18 December 2017 at 07:02:59 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, desert, erg, wind, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Arabian Peninsula, Rub al Khali
Fig. 1 - 20.11.2017 - 4,3,2 natural colour - Star shaped dunes transitioning from single to clusters in south-west Oman.
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Fig. 2 - 20.11.2017 - Crescent dunes in transition from honeycomb to linear structure as influence of secondary wind falls, east of S. Arabia.
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Fig. 3 - 18.12.2017 - Area between star shaped clusters and small linear dunes in south-east Saudi Arabia.
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For the World Day dedicated to Arabic Language, this story bring into light a typical feature of the Arabic Peninsula, sand dunes of the Rub' al Khali.
Fig. 4 - 11.11.2017 - Area of long linear and regular dunes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
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Fig. 5 - 16.12.2017 - Complex cluster of U and V-shaped dunes in north-west Saudi Arabia.
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Fig. 6 - 20.11.2017 - Complex dunes patterns separated by small sebkhas in United Arab Emirates.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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