@article{fdi:010048364,
  title = {{T}he dynamics of floods in the {B}olivian {A}mazon {B}asin},
  author = {{B}ourrel, {L}uc and {P}hillips, {L}. and {M}oreau, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n 1997, a study was initiated by {IRD}, {B}olivia to analyse the dynamics of floods in the {B}olivian {A}mazon, which commonly affect an area of 100 000 to 150 000 km(2) for about 4 months of the year. {T}his region is characterized by vast isolated areas with difficult access and is continuously covered by clouds in the wet season. {F}or these reasons, this hydrological study depends heavily on the use of remote sensing, and particularly radar data, for flood monitoring and the identification of areas at risk of inundation. {T}his article presents preliminary results obtained in the {T}rinidad area, around the {M}amore {R}iver, using {LANDSAT}, {ERS} and {RADARSAT} radar data from dry, wet and flood seasons (collected between 1996 and 1998), and water level and., hydrometeorological data obtained from the upper and lower parts of the {M}amore basin. {A}fter characterizing the annual flood cycle within the {S}tudy area, a {TM} colour composite (to map the vegetation) and a radar colour composite (multi-temporal), are used to evaluate the potential contribution of microwave data ({RADARSAT} and {ERS}) for mapping the extent of flooding at both the regional (all the flood plain) and the local scale (around the city of {T}rinidad).},
  keywords = {floods ; wetlands ; {B}olivian {A}mazon ; radar ; remote sensing},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {P}rocesses},
  volume = {23},
  numero = {22},
  pages = {3161--3167},
  ISSN = {0885-6087},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1002/hyp.7384},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010048364},
}