Monitoring of wetlands & land degradation in Eastern Africa

Sentinel-3 OLCI LFR & SLSTR RBT acquired on 04 January 2017 from 07:07:22 to 07:13:22 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI LFR acquired on 05 January 2017 at 06:44:11 UTC
Sentinel-3 OLCI LFR & SLSTR RBT acquired on 07 January 2017 from 07:29:49 to 07:35:49 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 30 July 2018 at 03:44:23 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 18 November 2021 at 15:57:11 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Mountain range, precipitation, hydrology, vegetation, erosion, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda.
Fig. 1 - S3 SLSTR (04 & 07.01.2017) - Land degradation and wetlands in Eastern Africa are monitored under the banner of GMES & Africa.
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Fig. 2 - 2018-2020 - C3S ERA5/Monthly standard deviation - The Ethiopian Highlands receive high but irregular precipitations during the year. - 2D_View
Fig. 3 - COP DEM - Eroded landscape of the Ahmar mountains in the Shebelle river basin.
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Fig. 4 - S1 (18.11.2021) - Cherang'any Hills in the North West highlands are one of the five important water catchment areas in Kenya.
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Fig. 5 - COP DEM - Strong slopes in the Ruwenzori range, between Uganda and the DRC.
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Fig. 6 - S3 OLCI (04, 05 & 07.01.2017) - Global Vegatation Index - Vegetation cover stabilises soil and reduces erosion.
2D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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