Elbe River delta by Sentinel-1D

This false-colour radar image was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1D mission on 7 November 2025 over the Elbe River delta and its surroundings. Different radar polarisations acquired by the satellite were mapped to the red, green and blue channels. As a result, those vibrant colours highlight different types of land cover such as urban areas, water bodies, and cultivated fields.

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