Interannual variations of river water storage from a multiple satellite approach: A case study for the Rio Negro River basin

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Frappart, Frédéric ^a,b   Papa, Fabrice ^c   Famiglietti, James S ^a   Prigent, Catherine ^d   Rossow, William B ^c   Seyler, Frédérique ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e IRD SHIS ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER LEVELS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; TOPEX-POSEIDON; WATER STORAGE;

AMAZON RIVER; RIO NEGRO [SOUTH AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 58249094561     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009438     Document Type: Article

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