Flood & vegetation growth near Lake Victoria

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 05 April 2020 from 03:18:43 to 03:19:33 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 10 April 2020 from 03:26:43 to 03:27:37 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 04 May 2020 from 03:26:44 to 03:27:38 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 11 May 2020 from 03:19:09 to 03:19:34 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Precipitations, rain, wet season, river flooding, vegetation, Kenya, Uganda, Great African Rift
Fig. 1 - S1 (05 & 10.04.2020) - Situation in early April.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (29.04.2020 & 04.05.2020) - Kenya rainy season usually extends from late March to May.
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Fig. 3 - S1 - red & green: (04 & 11.05.2020), blue: (05 & 10.04.2020) - NE of Lake Voctoria, floods show in blue, vegetation growth in yellow.
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Fig. 4 - S1 - red & green: (04 & 11.05.2020), blue: (05 & 10.04.2020) - Further north, east looking view shows the vegetation growth.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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