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Category: SAR

Observations of strong winds in the Gulf of Tehuantepec

Sentinel-1A’s overpass over the Gulf of Tehuantepec shortly after 0000 UTC on 13 December, shown above in a toggle with topography, corresponded with the beginning of an event of strong winds (colloquially called a “Tehuantepecker”) cause by funneling of wind through the Chivela Pass in the Sierra Madre mountains. At... Read More