Rufiji river delta, Tanzania

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 05 June 2018 at 07:26:09 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 26 May 2019 at 02:56:37 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): River delta, mangrove, biodiversity, forestry, water colour, national reserve, dam, renewable energies, Ramsar site, Tanzania
Fig. 1 - S2 (05.06.2018) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Fully enclosed within Tanzania, Rufiji is its largest river with 600 km.
2D view
Fig. 2 - S1 (26.05.2019) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - The river's delta contains the largest mangrove forest in eastern Africa.
2D view
Rufiji is yet undammed. Expected to be operational in 2022, Stiegler's Gorge dam will modify the fluvial regime and sediment flow of the delta.
Fig. 3 - 11,8,2 natural colour - The Rufiji basin mostly encompasses tropical land covered in savannah.
3D view
Fig. 4 - vv,vh,vv colour composite - In 1914-1915, a battle fought in the delta opposed a German light cruiser to a group of British warships.
3D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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