Powerful tide of the Lofoten Maelstrom, Norway

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 21 July 2017 at 11:06:21 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 July 2017 at 16:31:28 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 July 2018 at 10:50:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 22 March 2019 at 05:44:44 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 22 March 2019 at 05:45:09 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Tide current, archipelago, security, water colour, Norwegian Sea
Fig. 1 - S2 (21.07.2017) - View of the Lofoten Maelstrom, locally named Moskstraumen, at ebb tide. The current front shows at west.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (28.07.2017) - Ebb tide. It is one of the worlds strongest tidal currents in open ocean areas (> 3m/s).
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Fig. 3 - S1 (22.03.2019) - Flood tide. It is described in Nordic tales as a magical millstone grinding salt on the bottom of the ocean.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (20.07.2018) - Flood tide - It was showed as a gigantic eddy in Olaus Magnus’ map Carta Marina from 1539.
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