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| | | | | | | Dragon over water: Envisat monitors China's largest lake, rivers flooding
22 November 2005
| ASAR GMM colour composite of Poyang Lake with low water level (HH), high water level (HH), infilling seasonal (VV) summings respectively in red green blue (RGB).
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| | | | | Seasonal summing in Poyang Lake revealed by Envisat ASAR GMM. Top left: low water period; top right: infilling of the lake; bottom left: low water level period; bottom right: draw-off of the lake.
Credits: SERTIT | | | | |
| | | | | Land cover map derived from GMM colour composition: blue shows low water level during dry period; red shows areas of the water level seasonal variations; green shows lowlands and grey shows major cities.
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| | | | | Poyang Lake's water level dynamic, derived from ASAR GMM imagery time series: perennial water bodies in dark blue; surfaces under water with a preliminary estimation of time of flooding (in lighter blue to red).
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| | | | Dragon demonstrating operational flooding response
| The flooded Xijiang River overflowing the embankment of Hedong district, Wuzhou city on 22 June 2005, Courtesy of Prof. Li Jiren, Institute of Water and Hydropower Research, Beijing.
Credits: Courtesy of Prof. Li Jiren, Institute of Water and Hydropower Research, Beijing | | | | |
| | | | | Chinese flood map product for the Xijiang River in the vicinity of Wuzhou city on 25 June 2006, based on an Envisat ASAR image. Red marks flood-affected areas. Produced by the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) of the Ministry of Water Resources.
Credits: China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR) of the Ministry of Water Resources | | | | |
| | | | Dragon land applications training in Beijing
| | Dragon Advanced Training Course in Land Remote Sensing taking place at the Capital Normal University (CNU) in Beijing. Starting on 10 October, this five-day course was attended by more than a hundred participants from numerous Chinese institutuions and regions. | | | | |
| | | | | | Dragon Advanced Training Course in Land Remote Sensing participants | | | | |
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