Envisat image features countries of the Middle East, including Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Iraq

This Envisat image, acquired on 4 February 2008 by the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) instrument, features countries of the Middle East, including Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Iraq. The dark blue body of water peeping through the snow in the upper right hand corner is Lake Van, the largest body of water in Turkey. The Euphrates River is visible flowing through the middle of the image, and the Tigris is seen on the right above the partially visible dark blue body of water.

Contact information	n/a
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://www.esa.int/esaEO/SEM7FUPR4CF_index_1.html
Source of information	ESA
Keyword(s)	Envisat, MERIS
Subject(s)	METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID
Relation	http://www.emwis.org/topics/fol573816
Geographical coverage	Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq
News date	08/02/2008
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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