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Envisat Symposium Report Day 4: Assistance from space to combat hazards and natural disasters
 
10 September 2004

Triplex 2004 exercise
Damage assessment map for the Triplex 2004 exercise.

Credits: USGS/University of Maryland
 
 
Darfur flooding
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Charter on Space and Major Disasters map of flooding in the Darfur region, Sudan, produced by the GMES Respond service in August 2004. The map shows Al Junaynah city and Wadi Kaja flooding.

Credits: SERTIT/DLR
 
 
Elbe flood
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ASAR image acquired in August 2002, showing the flood extent of the River Elbe, including Dresden.
Envisat alternating polarisation (HH, HV, diff HH-HV).

Credits: SERTIT
 
 
Darfur road network
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ASAR image of Darfur road network, badly affected by flooding during wet season.

Credits: SERTIT
 
 
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Fault line velocity rate studies can be conducted using multi-temporal permanent scatterers interferometric SAR signatures. The image here shows the Kokoxili (Tibet) earthquake on 14 November 2001.
 
 
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