Image of the week Apply Refine results Type Article General Categories Sentinel Tags Image of the week Date 2024 SHOW ALL 10 results Sentinel Image of the week: intriguing cloud patterns near the Cape Verde islands The cloud patterns are known as von Kármán vortices and are formed over the ocean when islands disrupt the wind flow. The strength of the wind affects the patterns of the swirls. Satellites Image of the week: phytoplankton bloom from space The bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores (cyan colour) and other phytoplankton species. Phytoplankton play a key role in marine ecosystems as the basis of the food chain. Sentinel Image of the week: Storm Kathleen Storm Kathleen was a deep area of low pressure that moved towards the UK and Ireland from the southwest, bringing unseasonably strong winds and causing travel and power disruption. Sentinel Image of the week: Phytoplankton from space The bright offshore bloom is most likely caused by coccolithophores, microscopic single-celled plant-like organisms that live in large numbers throughout the upper layers of the ocean. Sentinel Image of the week: Brazilian wildfires Many fires have been affecting Brazil’s northern most state, Roraima. Sentinel Image of the week: Saharan dust from space This week’s image of the week focuses on Saharan dust. Sentinel Image of the week: Swirls of colour in the Adriatic Sea Celebrating the eighth anniversary of the launch of Copernicus Sentinel-3A. Sentinel Image of the week: Croatia’s heart-shaped island Celebrating Valentine’s Day with a view from space. Sentinel Image of the week: Severe wildfires in Chile Wildfires cause huge loss of life in Chile’s Valparaíso region. Sentinel Image of the week: Lake Chad Celebrating World Wetlands Day.