France, February 1995 - Heavy rainfall combined with snow melting in the Alps caused extensive flooding in the Ardennes district. Three cities were the worst affected; Verdun (Meuse district), Sedan and Charleville.
Event Timeline |
ERS-1 SAR Satellite images |
These images were acquired before and during the flooding event.
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Before the event |
Technical Information |
Satellite: |
ERS-1 |
Instrument: |
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) |
Image area coverage: |
40 X 30 km |
Date of acquisition: |
21 September 1994 |
Orbits: |
16651 |
Frame: |
2601 |
Acquired by: |
Fucino (Italy) |
Technical Information |
Satellite: |
ERS-1 |
Instrument: |
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) |
Image area coverage: |
40 X 30 km |
Date of acquisition: |
30 January 1995 |
Orbits: |
18531 |
Frame: |
2601 |
Acquired by: |
Fucino (Italy) |