Intense precipitations in Timor island, Indonesia

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 05 April 2021
Sentinel-3 OLCI acquired on 06 April 2021
Sentinel-3 OLCI acquired on 10 April 2021
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 10 April 2021
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Flooding, precipitations, emergency, natural disaster, river, hydrology, water colour, sediment plume, Indonesia.
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (06.04.2021) - High sediment load in the water around East Timor after torrential rain fell in parts of south-east Indonesia.
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Fig. 2 - 10.04.2021 - Little after, the alluvium load has dropped. Cyclone Seroja brought over 500mm rain in 2 days in parts of the province.
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More than 150 people have died in the catastrophic floods and landslides that began on 03 April 2021.
Fig. 3 - S1 (05 & 10.04.2010) - East Timor is the island that has received the most precipitations with over 300mm just on 04 April.
3D animation
Fig. 4 - S1 (24.03.2021 -> 10.04.2010) - The impact of the flash flood is mostly visible in the river beds.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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