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Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Eruption

The Belgian civil protection activated the Charter on January 21, 2002 following the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, which has destroyed a part of Goma city. Earthquakes also have been felt up to Rwanda and have reached 4.7 to 4.8 degrees of magnitude on the Richter scale.

Type of Event:Volcano Eruptions and Earthquakes
Location of Event:Mount Nyiragongo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Date of Charter Activation:21 January 2002
Charter Requestor:Belgian Civil Protection
Project Management:CNES

Products

Congo, January 2002
3D view.

Congo, first damage map delivered to the End User.

Copyright: Map by SERTIT.

Information about the Product

Source: RADARSAT

Congo, January 2002
Coherence image.

Congo, January 2002 Interferogram.

Congo, January 2002
3D view with interferometry information.

Congo, January 2002
Lava flow in the streets of Goma.

Congo, January 2002
Interferogram masked by coherence and superimposed to the amplitude image.

Congo, janvier 2002
Dommages aux bâtiments.

Congo, January 2002
People back in the city.

Congo, January, 2002 Topographic map provided by the End User.

Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Eruption
Congo, January 2002
Walking on the lava.

Congo, January 2002

Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002

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Acquired: January 2002

Source: SPOT

Congo, January 2002
Lava flow stops in the middle of a street.

Congo, January 2002

Copyright: CSA 2002

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Source: Radarsat

Congo, January 2002
Lava flow with a rough surface.

Congo, January 2002

Copyright: CSA 2002

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Source: Radarsat

Congo, January 2002
Lava flow with a smooth surface.

Congo, damage map obtained by ground measures.

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Acquired: 27 January 2002

Congo, January 2002
Lava flow in the airport.

Congo, January 2002
Validation of the lava flow detection using ground data.

Congo, January 2002
Lava flow into the lake.

Congo, January 2002
Validation of the lava flow detection using ground data.

Congo

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Acquired: 2 February 2002

Source: ASTER & Landsat Data

Congo

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Acquired: 2 February 2002

Source: ASTER & Landsat in 3D rendering using a SRTM DEM

Congo

Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by SERTIT.

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Acquired: 25 January 2002

Source: SPOT

Congo

Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002. Map by SERTIT.

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Acquired: 25 January 2002

Source: SPOT

Congo

Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002 Map by SERTIT.

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Acquired: 25 January 2002

Source: SPOT

Congo

Copyright: Centre National d'Études Spatiales 2002. Map by SERTIT.

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Acquired: 25 January 2002

Source: SPOT

Congo

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Acquired: January 2002

Source: DEM obtained with the F2-F5 radargrammetric couple

Congo, January 2002
Amplitude image.

Mount Nyiragongo Volcano Eruption

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Source: Nyiragongo eruption movie(56 MBytes)
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