@article{fdi:010078886, title = {{F}looding dynamics within an {A}mazonian floodplain : water circulation patterns and inundation duration}, author = {{P}inel, {S}. and {B}onnet, {M}arie-{P}aule and {D}a {S}ilva, {J}. {S}. and {S}ampaio, {T}. {C}. and {G}arnier, {J}. and {C}atry, {T}hibault and {C}almant, {S}t{\'e}phane and {F}ragoso, {C}. {R}. and {M}oreira, {D}. and {M}arques, {D}. {M}. and {S}eyler, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{F}looding dynamics across a medium-size ({J}anauaca {L}ake, 786 km(2)) floodplain system along the {A}mazon/{S}olimoes {R}iver over a 9-year period (2006-2015) is studied through integration of remote sensing and limited in situ data in hydrologic-hydrodynamic modelling based on {T}elemac-2{D} model. {M}odel accuracy varies through the hydrological year. {W}e focus on seasonal and interannual spatial variability of water circulation and inundation duration. {W}e highlight strong heterogeneities in water velocity magnitude between the different morphological domains of the floodplain, the highest velocities being encountered in the river-floodplain channel. {I}n addition to topography, we emphasize the importance of the main channel and the local runoff in controlling the water circulation, at least during part of the hydrological year. {F}rom low water to early rising period, local runoff constrains the river incursion across the floodplain, while the rates of main channel rising/receding controls the flood duration. {T}he comparison of several hydrological years highlights the interannual changes of these hydraulic controls and also the influence exerted by prior inundation conditions. {W}hile we observed few changes in water velocity distribution among hydrological years, the inundation duration is highly variable. {U}sually defined by maximum water level, extreme flood events may paradoxically induce positive (up to 40 days) but also negative (up to -20 days) anomalies of inundation duration.}, keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {AMAZONE} ; {SOLIMOES} {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {JANAUACA} {LAC}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{W}ater {R}esources {R}esearch}, volume = {56}, numero = {1}, pages = {e2019{WR}026081 [22 ]}, ISSN = {0043-1397}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1029/2019wr026081}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078886}, }