@article{fdi:010053505, title = {{S}atellite-based estimates of groundwater storage variations in large drainage basins with extensive floodplains}, author = {{F}rappart, {F}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {G}untner, {A}. and {W}erth, {S}. and da {S}ilva, {J}. {S}. and {T}omasella, {J}. and {S}eyler, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique and {P}rigent, {C}. and {R}ossow, {W}. {B}. and {C}almant, {S}t{\'e}phane and {B}onnet, {M}arie-{P}aule}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his study presents monthly estimates of groundwater anomalies in a large river basin dominated by extensive floodplains, the {N}egro {R}iver {B}asin, based on the synergistic analysis using multisatellite observations and hydrological models. {F}or the period 2003-2004, changes in water stored in the aquifer is isolated from the total water storage measured by {GRACE} by removing contributions of both the surface reservoir, derived from satellite imagery and radar altimetry, and the root zone reservoir simulated by {WGHM} and {L}a{D} hydrological models. {T}he groundwater anomalies show a realistic spatial pattern compared with the hydrogeological map of the basin, and similar temporal variations to local in situ groundwater observations and altimetry-derived level height measurements. {R}esults highlight the potential of combining multiple satellite techniques with hydrological modeling to estimate the evolution of groundwater storage.}, keywords = {{G}roundwater ; {R}emote sensing ; {H}ydrological modeling}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{R}emote {S}ensing of {E}nvironment}, volume = {115}, numero = {6}, pages = {1588--1594}, ISSN = {0034-4257}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1016/j.rse.2011.02.003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053505}, }