A study of sediment transport in the Madeira River, Brazil, using MODIS remote-sensing images

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-54

  Espinoza Villar, Raúl ^a   Martinez, Jean Michel ^a,b,c,e   Le Texier, Marie ^c,d   Guyot, Jean Loup ^b,c   Fraizy, Pascal ^b,c   Meneses, Paulo Roberto ^a   Oliveira, Eurides de ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c IRD   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e Ministerio do Meio Ambiente Brazil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Madeira river; Modis; Radiometry; Remote sensing; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

EROSION RATE; HYDROLOGY; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

AMAZON BASIN; AMAZON RIVER; BRAZIL; MADEIRA RIVER;

EID: 84877588986     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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