Remote sensing-based analysis of the planform changes in the Upper Amazon River over the period 1986-2006

Journal of South American Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-44

  Rozo, Max G ^a,c   Nogueira, Afonso C R ^a   Castro, Carlomagno Soto ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b La Selva Biological Station   (United States)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amazon River; Anabranching; Channel change; Meandering; Multichannel; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LANDSAT; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER WATER; WATER LEVEL;

AMAZON RIVER; COLOMBIA; JAPURA RIVER;

EID: 84892835732     PISSN: 08959811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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