@article{fdi:010065333,
  title = {{P}reliminary assessment of {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a observations over the {G}anges-{B}rahmaputra and {I}rrawaddy rivers},
  author = {{F}rappart, {F}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {M}arieu, {V}. and {M}albeteau, {Y}. and {J}ordy, {F}. and {C}almant, {S}t{\'e}phane and {D}urand, {F}abien and {B}ala, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}adar altimetry has demonstrated strong capabilities for the monitoring of water levels of lakes, rivers and wetlands over the last 20years. {T}he {I}ndo-{F}rench {SARAL}/{A}lti{K}a mission, launched in {F}ebruary 2013, is the first satellite radar altimetry mission to carry onboard a {K}a-band sensor. {W}e propose here to evaluate the potential of this new instrument for land hydrology through comparisons with other altimetry-derived stages and discharges in the {G}anges-{B}rahmaputra and {I}rrawaddy river basins using its first year of data. {D}ue to the lack of concomitant in situ measurements for the current period, {J}ason-2 data, previously evaluated against in situ gauge records, were used as reference. {C}omparisons between {J}ason-2 and {SARAL}-derived water levels and discharges, and {J}ason-2 and {E}nvisat (which flew the same orbit as {SARAL} from 2002 to 2010)-derived ones, was performed. {T}ime-series of only one year of {SARAL}-derived water levels and discharges present better performances (lower {RMSE} and higher {R}, generally greater than 0.95) than the ones derived from {E}nvisat when compared with {J}ason-2.},
  keywords = {{S}atellite altimetry ; validation ; water level ; discharge ; {INDE} ; {BENGALE} {GOLFE} ; {GANGE} ; {BRAHMAPOUTRE} ; {IRRAWADDY}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {G}eodesy},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {568--580},
  ISSN = {0149-0419},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1080/01490419.2014.990591},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065333},
}