@article{fdi:010061908,
  title = {{A} long-term, high-resolution wetland dataset over the {A}mazon basin, downscaled from a multiwavelength retrieval using {SAR} data},
  author = {{A}ires, {F}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {P}rigent, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} climatology of wetlands has been derived at a low spatial resolution (0.25 degrees 3 0.25 degrees equal-area grid) over a 15-yr period by combining visible and near-infrared satellite observations and passive and active microwaves. {T}he objective of this study is to develop a downscaling technique able to retrieve wetland estimations at a higher spatial resolution (about 500 m). {T}he proposed method uses an image-processing technique applied to synthetic aperture radar ({SAR}) information about the low and high wetland season. {T}his method is tested over the densely vegetated basin of the {A}mazon. {T}he downscaling results are satisfactory since they respect the spatial hydrological features of the {SAR} data and the temporal evolution of the low-resolution wetland estimates. {A} new long-term and high-resolution wetland dataset has been generated for 1993-2007 for the {A}mazon basin. {T}his dataset represents a new and unprecedented source of information for climate and land surface modeling of the {A}mazon and for the definition of future hydrology-oriented satellite missions such as {S}urface {W}ater and {O}cean {T}opography ({SWOT}).},
  keywords = {{AMAZONE} {BASSIN} ; {BRESIL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {H}ydrometeorology},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {594--607},
  ISSN = {1525-755{X}},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1175/jhm-d-12-093.1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061908},
}