Patagonia seen by Sentinel-3, Chile and Argentina

Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 29 April 2016 from 13:50:35 to 13:53:35 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 18 May 2016 from 13:58:04 to 14:01:04 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR & SLSTR RBT acquired on 05 November 2017 at 14:01:51 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI FR acquired on 06 November 2017 from 13:35:40 to 13:38:40 UTC
Sentinel-3 SLSTR RBT acquired on 19 August 2019 from 13:58:15 Uto 14:01:15 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mountain range, archipelago, fjord, glacier, lakes, cryosphere, snow, ice, Pacific Ring of Fire, Andean Cordillera
Fig. 1 - S3 OLCI (29.04.2016) - 10,6,3 colour composite - Patagonia is located at the southern end of South America
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Fig. 2 - 05 & 06.11.2017 - 7,6,4 colour composite - Backed by the Andean Cordillera, it hosts 2 ice fields, large glacial lakes & fjords.
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Fig. 3 - S3 SLSTR (05.11.2017) - S8 thermal band with colour map - Glaciers, lakes, rivers and channels show on this thermal image.
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Fig. 4 - S3 SLSTR (18.05.2017) - S3,S2,S1 colour composite - These fog banks follow the topography, nesting in valleys.
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Fig. 5 - 19.08.2019 - S5,S3,S2 colour composite - Tierra del Fuego & the famed Strait of Magellan, 570km long & 2km wide at its narrowest.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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