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Floods in Central Europe
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Floods in Central Europe |
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Northern Serbia was inundated with spring floods in mid-April 2006. Melting snow and heavy rain pushed the Danube and its tributaries over their banks, causing flooding in many countries in Central Europe. Three major rivers were noticeably flooded when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image on April 15. Black pools of water surround the Danube, particularly in the far north near the Hungarian border. The Tisza River [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13502 ] and the Tamis River were also flooded. Serbia's capital city, Belgrade, reported flooding along low-lying regions, and many other river-side communities in northern Serbia were building flood defenses or evacuating as waters rose. By April 18, water levels on the Danube in Serbia had started to fall, but the Tisza River was still rising. These images are shown in false color to highlight the presence of water. Water is black or dark blue, clouds are pale blue and white, vegetation is green, and bare earth ranges from dark red to tan. The reddest regions may be burn scars from extensive agricultural burning. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Central Europe
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Floods in Central Europe |
| Description |
Northern Serbia was inundated with spring floods in mid-April 2006. Melting snow and heavy rain pushed the Danube and its tributaries over their banks, causing flooding in many countries in Central Europe. Three major rivers were noticeably flooded when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured the top image on April 15. Black pools of water surround the Danube, particularly in the far north near the Hungarian border. The Tisza River [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=13502 ] and the Tamis River were also flooded. Serbia's capital city, Belgrade, reported flooding along low-lying regions, and many other river-side communities in northern Serbia were building flood defenses or evacuating as waters rose. By April 18, water levels on the Danube in Serbia had started to fall, but the Tisza River was still rising. These images are shown in false color to highlight the presence of water. Water is black or dark blue, clouds are pale blue and white, vegetation is green, and bare earth ranges from dark red to tan. The reddest regions may be burn scars from extensive agricultural burning. NASA image courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Central Europe: Na
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Serbia_TMO_2006105
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2006-04-15 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Serbia_TMO_2006105 |
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MISR Looks at Yugoslavia
PIA02627
Sol (our sun)
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroR
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MISR Looks at Yugoslavia |
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These MISR nadir camera images of Yugoslavia were acquired on July 28, 2000 during Terra orbit 3248. On the left is a "true color" (blue, green, red) image. Vegetation, which covers much of the land area, appears green because chlorophyll molecules absorb more blue and red light than green light. An independent method of detecting vegetation is to use the ratio of brightness in the near-infrared, where vegetation is typically bright as a result of reflection from the plants' cell walls, to the brightness in the red. In the middle "false color" image, this ratio has been substituted for the green band data, resulting in a representation that accentuates the land's vegetation. Yugoslavia is comprised of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia is over six times larger than Montenegro, and together they cover an area roughly comparable to the state of Kentucky. The northern part of Serbia contains fertile plains and a temperate continental climate, with gradual transitions between the seasons. Montenegro is more mountainous, and can experience heavy snowfall during the cold winters. About 10 kilometers from the Adriatic coast is Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans. Two-thirds of this lake belongs to Montenegro and one-third to Albania. The image on the right is a higher resolution view of the region around the Yugoslavian capital city of Belgrade, highlighting some of the major rivers in the area. The international roads and railways passing through Yugoslavia's river valleys constitute the shortest link between Western and Central Europe on the one side, and the Middle East, Asia, and Africa on the other. Hence the geopolitical importance of this country's territory. The geopolitical changes throughout its history have put Yugoslavia in the worldwide spotlight, culminating most recently in a popular uprising and a newly elected government. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology. |
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Space Radar Image of Belgrad
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PIA01839
Sol (our sun)
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Space Radar Image of Belgrade, Serbia |
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