Asia Tsunami, observed by Spot satellites
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Mobilization of the Spot satellites in Southeast Asia: 7906 images acquired in less than 3 weeks
Acquisitions from December 26th, 2004 till January 14th, 2005. |
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Our partners in Asia, who acquire Spot satellite data, processed it in various ways to help the authorities with their investigations. |
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Spot 2 image of the region of Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
This image shows the extent of the flooded areas.
Our thanks to Macres, Malaysia. |
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Spot 2 image of Breueh island
This image was acquired on 26 December 2004, 4 hours after the earthquake. It shows eddies around Breueh island, north of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Our thanks to Macres, Malaysia. |
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Spot 4 image of the coast of Thailand
This 10 m resolution image acquired on 26 December 2004, shows unusually large waves off the coast of Thailand Our thanks to CRISP, Singapore |
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<br /><br />Spot 5 image of the island of Katchall, Nicobar islands.
By comparing the image acquired on 28 December 2004 with that for 10 July of the same year, it is easy to grasp the extent to which the tidal wave penetrated inland. |
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Spot 5 image of the region of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia
By comparing the image acquired on 29 December 2004 with that taken on 8 December 2004, the extent of the area covered by the tidal wave can easily be seen.
Our thanks to CRISP, Singapore |
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Andaman, India
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Region of Patong Beach, Phuket Island
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