Mid-Amazon flood, Brazil

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 08 March 2021 from 09:47:18 to 09:47:43 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 10 March 2021 from 09:31:00 to 09:31:25 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 April 2021 from 09:47:20 to 09:47:45 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 27 April 2021 from 09:31:01 to 09:31:26 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Flooding, emergency, urban planning, hydrology, Amazon river, Brazil
Fig. 1 - S1 (08-17.03.2021) - Several subbasins of the Amazon usually flood at different periods of the year.
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Fig. 2 - S1 (20-27.04.2021) - View of the same area six weeks later.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (08-17.03.2021 & 20-27.04.2021) - View around the confluence with the Rio Negro which subbasin is not impacted.
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Fig. 4 - Further east, the flood impacts down to Santarem and the confluence with the Tapajos river.
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Fig. 5 - The city of Oriximiná where approximately 14 000 people are directly affected. An estimated 3000 homes were flooded.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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