Amazon hydrology from space: scientific advances and future challenges

AC Fassoni‐Andrade, AS Fleischmann… - Reviews of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the largest river basin on Earth, the Amazon is of major importance to the world's climate
and water resources. Over the past decades, advances in satellite‐based remote sensing …

Global river hydrography and network routing: baseline data and new approaches to study the world's large river systems

B Lehner, G Grill - Hydrological Processes, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Despite significant recent advancements, global hydrological models and their input
databases still show limited capabilities in supporting many spatially detailed research …

DAHITI–an innovative approach for estimating water level time series over inland waters using multi-mission satellite altimetry

C Schwatke, D Dettmering, W Bosch… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2015 - hess.copernicus.org
Satellite altimetry has been designed for sea level monitoring over open ocean areas.
However, for some years, this technology has also been used to retrieve water levels from …

Stage‐discharge rating curves based on satellite altimetry and modeled discharge in the Amazon basin

A Paris, R Dias de Paiva… - Water Resources …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, rating curves (RCs) were determined by applying satellite altimetry to a poorly
gauged basin. This study demonstrates the synergistic application of remote sensing and …

[HTML][HTML] Trends and Innovations in Surface Water Monitoring via Satellite Altimetry: A 34-Year Bibliometric Review

Z Huang, R Sun, H Wang, X Wu - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The development of satellite altimetry has significantly advanced the application of satellite
Earth observation technologies in surface water monitoring, resulting in a substantial body of …

An improved approach to monitoring Brahmaputra River water levels using retracked altimetry data

Q Huang, D Long, M Du, C Zeng, X Li, A Hou… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Satellite altimetry is an important tool for monitoring water levels over oceans and inland
water bodies, particularly over poorly gauged or ungauged areas. This study uses satellite …

Characterizing channel-floodplain connectivity using satellite altimetry: Mechanism, hydrogeomorphic control, and sediment budget

E Park - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the mechanism of channel-floodplain seasonal connectivity along the Amazon
River is analyzed over a full hydrological year through the use of satellite radar altimetry …

Monitoring and analysis of water level changes in Mekong River from ICESat-2 spaceborne laser altimetry

J Lao, C Wang, S Nie, X Xi, J Wang - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The monitoring and analysis of the water level in the Mekong River is of major importance in
water resources security, management, and geostrategic cooperation. This study proposed …

Validation and application of water levels derived from Sentinel-3A for the Brahmaputra River

Q Huang, XD Li, PF Han, D Long, FY Zhao… - Science China …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract for the first time ever, this study aims at applying Sentinel-3A to the Great
Brahmaputra River (GBR) and validating water levels derived from this newly-launched …

Re-initiating depth-discharge monitoring in small-sized ungauged watersheds by combining remote sensing and hydrological modelling: a case study in Madagascar

JA Andriambeloson, A Paris, S Calmant… - Hydrological …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This work presents a practical approach to reconstructing past and present discharge and
water depth time series for operational monitoring of small-sized ungauged watersheds …