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SeaSAR 2006: Satellite radar reveals ever-changing face of the ocean

1 February 2006

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Patterns of internal waves are visible in this Envisat ASAR Image Mode image of the Andaman Sea, acquired on 23 January 2006. The Thai island of Phuket is seen to the east.

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On the left a Radarsat Scan SAR image of Hurricane Ivan, acquired Sept 10 2004 when the storm was off the island of Jamaica, with an optical view from GOES-12 to the right.

Credits: Lehner/DLR

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High-resolution wind direction and speed map of Hurricane Katrina approaching New Orleans. The wind map was retrieved from the ENVISAT ASAR image acquired on 28 August 2005 using the WiSAR Tool of the GKSS Research Center.

Credits: Horstmann/GKSS

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Envisat's ASAR image acquired 17 November 2002 shows a double-headed oil spill originating from the stricken Prestige tanker, lying 100 km off the Spanish coast.

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Satellite image showing the ships for the International Fleet Review assembling in the Solent between the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth. This image was taken by the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) instrument on board Envisat on 26 June 2005. The view was acquired in ASAR Image Mode with pixel resolution of 30 metres.

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Envisat's ASAR image of the Galapagos acquired 23 January 2006, with internal waves visible. The island to the west is Santa Maria, to the east is Santa Cruz.

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The 100-plus participants of SeaSAR 2006, which took place at ESRIN in January 2006

Credits: ESA