@article{fdi:010060385,
  title = {{H}ydrodynamic modelling of the {A}mazon {R}iver : factors of uncertainty},
  author = {{C}havarri, {E}. and {C}rave, {A}. and {B}onnet, {M}arie-{P}aule and {M}ejia, {A}. and {D}a {S}ilva, {J}. {S}. and {G}uyot, {J}ean-{L}oup},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}ydrodynamic modelling of {A}mazonian rivers is still a difficult task. {A}ccess difficulties reduce the possibilities to acquire sufficient good data for the model calibration and validation. {C}urrent satellite radar technology allows measuring the altitude of water levels throughout the {A}mazon basin. {I}n this study, we explore the potential usefulness of these data for hydrodynamic modelling of the {A}mazon and {N}apo {R}ivers in {P}eru. {S}imulations with a 1-{D} hydrodynamic model show that radar altimetry can constrain properly the calibration and the validation of the model if the river width is larger than 2500 m. {H}owever, sensitivity test of the model show that information about geometry of the river channel and about the water velocity are more relevant for hydrodynamic modelling. {T}hese two types of data that are still not easily available in the {A}mazon context.},
  keywords = {{H}ydrodynamic modelling ; {A}mazon {R}iver ; {R}adar altimetry ; {M}odel sensitivity ; {PEROU} ; {AMAZONIE} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {S}outh {A}merican {E}arth {S}ciences},
  volume = {44},
  numero = {{SI}},
  pages = {94--103},
  ISSN = {0895-9811},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jsames.2012.10.010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060385},
}