Krka river, Croatia

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 30 September 2018 at 09:50:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 13 August 2020 from 05:02:14 to 05:02:39 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 14 August 2020 from 16:49:10 to 16:49:34 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): River, national park, waterfall, karst, Croatia, Adriatic Sea
Fig. 1 - S1 (13.08.2020) - The Krka river is located in Croatia.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (30.09.2018) - Erosion sculpted a complex coastline with islands, sinuous river mouths and caves in this karst-rich region.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (14.08.2020) - The Krka National Park is a largely unchanged region of exceptional and multifaceted natural value.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (30.09.2018) - It includes one or more preserved or insignificantly altered ecosystems.
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Due to its special position and the mosaic distribution of various types of habitats, it is characterized by exceptionally rich and varied flora and fauna with 860 species and subspecies of plants, 222 species of birds, 18 of bats.
Fig. 5 - S2 (30.09.2018) - Krka river is also renown for its waterfalls, visible at the outlet of the lake.
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