Heavy rainfalls in New South Wales coasts, Australia

Sentinel-3 SLSTR acquired on 19 March 2021
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Sentinel-1 CSAR acquired on 19 March 2021
Sentinel-3 OLCI acquired on 23 March 2021
Sentinel-1 CSAR acquired on 24 March 2021
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Flooding, precipitations, emergency, river, hydrology, water colour, sediment plume, Australia.
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (19.03.2021) - Hundreds of rescues have been operated after days of heavy rain flooded eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (28.02.2021 & 07.03.2021) - View before the flood. Fast-flowing water have damaged roads, broken down trees & swept away houses.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (19.03.2021 & 24.03.2021) - Emergency services estimate hundreds of houses have been damaged.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (from 28.02.2021 to 24.03.2021) - In 48 hours to 20 March, over 560 mm of rain have been recorded in some coastal localities.
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Fig. 5 - S3 OLCI (23.03.2021) - A sediment plume is visible at the mouth of the flooded rivers.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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