20 Years of SAR - Earth Watching

Sweden and Denmark, June 2003

Residents and rescuers worked to clean up patches of oil that leaked from a sunken Chinese freighter on to southern Sweden's sandy beaches in June 2003.

Athens, Greece - 2003

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image shows an area of centred over Sterea Ellas (Central Greece).

Galicia (Spain), November 2002 - April 2003

Approximately 20 million gallons of oil were spilt off the northwest coast of Spain on 19 November 2002 when the oil tanker Prestige sank. It was the largest environmental disaster in both Spain and Portugal's history.

Maracaibo, Venezuela - 2003

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 26 February 2003 over Maracaibo in Northwestern Venezuela.

New York, USA - 2003

This ERS-2 image was acquired over New York City on 24 January 2003

Buenos Aires, Argentina - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired over Buenos Aires, Argentina on 12 November 2002.

The Gulf of Taranto, Italy - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 05 April 2002 over the Gulf of Taranto, Italy

Beijing, China - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired on 16 October 2002 over Beijing, China.

La Rochelle (France)

La Rochelle, the capital of the department of Charente-Maritime, lies on an inlet of the Bay of Biscay, opposite the Ile de Ré. It is an important base for Atlantic fishing boats and is served by the major commercial port of La Pallice.

Flood - Moscow (Russia), July 2002

141 people were killed in flooding in southern Russia during July 2002, following torrential rain. It was described as the worst flooding Russia had seen in decades.

Flood - Northern Europe, July 2002

A week of continuous heavy rains devastated Northern Europe, killing dozens of people, leaving thousands more homeless and causing damage worth billions of dollars.

Cartagena (Colombia)

Cartagena, the capital of Bolívar, is on an island formed by a shallow extension of the harbour, one of the best in northern South America.

Berlin, Germany - 2002

This ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) multitemporal colour composite image is focused over Berlin, the capital of Germany, seen as a large bright area centre image.

Strait of Gibraltar (Spain)

This SAR multi-temporal image of the Strait of Gibraltar was generated from three separate acquisitions using the European Space Agency's environmental radar satellite ERS-2.

Svalbard, Norway - 2002

This ERS-2 image, acquired 11 April 2002, shows the Spitsbergen Island in Northern Norway.

Highlands, Scotland - 2002

This ERS-2 image, acquired 09 April 2002, shows the central part of the Scottish Highlands.

Edinburgh (Scotland)

This SAR multi-temporal image of Edinburgh is generated from three separate acquisitions using the European Space Agency's environmental radar satellite ERS-2.

The Bay of Tokyo, Japan - 2002

The Bay of Tokyo seen through the radar eye of ERS-2.

Dublin (Ireland)

This SAR multi-temporal image of the Dublin area is generated from three separate acquisitions using the European Space Agency's environmental radar satellite ERS-2. The city of Dublin is shown as a cluster of bright points in the centre of the image along the coast.

St. Petersburg, Russia - 2002

This ERS-2 image was acquired over St Petersburg, Russia on 14 November 2002