{"id":27319,"date":"2021-12-03T10:18:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asi.it\/?p=27319"},"modified":"2021-12-31T07:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T06:58:48","slug":"the-sundarbans-as-seen-by-prisma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asi.it\/en\/2021\/12\/the-sundarbans-as-seen-by-prisma\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sundarbans as seen by PRISMA"},"content":{"rendered":"PRISMA observing the mangrove forests in the Bay of Bengal\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This picture, obtained from an elaboration of the red, green and blue bands of a <strong>L2D PRISMA<\/strong> acquisition, shows a portion of the <strong>Sundarbans<\/strong> area during the dry season of December 2020.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Sundarbans are characterized by a number of tidal streams and <strong>channels<\/strong> and extensive <strong>mangrove forests<\/strong>, located at the <strong>Bangladesh-India<\/strong> border. This complex ecosystem extends up to the bay of Bengal, in the vast Ganges-Brahmaputra rivers delta, and is home for unique species, such as the Bengal Tiger. The area is subject to large tidal and seasonal <strong>hydrological variations<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Local populations thrived on the resources offered by this region, as it has sustained agricultural, fishing and logging activities, and it also provided shelter against natural hazards, but this coastal area is increasingly subject to subsidence and loss of biodiversity.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Download the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Sundarbans_for_download.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full frame image<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Data\/Information generated by F. Serva and L. 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