Satellite Detected Surface Waters Extent and Evolution in Narathiwat Province (Thailand) and Kelantan State (Malaysia), (Imagery Analysis: 04 January 2017 | Published 09 January 2017)

This map illustrates the satellite-detected surface waters extent and evolution in southern Narathiwat Province (Thailand) and Northern Kelantan State (Malaysia) as observed from the Sentinel-1 images acquired on 11 December 2016 and 04 January 2017. Within the analysed area, an increase of surface waters extent was observed in the 04 January 2017 image compared to the 11 December 2016 image: ~71,000 ha of surface water were observed the 11 December 2016 and reached ~108,580 ha the 04 January 2017. All over the analysed area, it corresponds to an evolution of about 50%. This is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field. Please send ground