@incollection{fdi:010078605, title = {{E}stimating river discharges in the {O}goou{\'e} river basin using satellite altimetry data}, author = {{B}ogning, {S}. and {F}rappart, {F}. and {B}larel, {F}. and {N}ino, {F}ernando and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {S}eyler, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}rique and {B}raun, {J}ean-{J}acques and {O}ngu{\'e}n{\'e}, {R}. and {E}tam{\'e}, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}adar altimetry, initially developed to observe the surface topography of the ocean, is now commonly used for the monitoring of inland water bodies. {I}n this study, an altimetry-based gauging network was built in the {O}goou{\'e} {R}iver {B}asin ({ORB}), in {G}abon, {C}entral {A}frica. {I}t is composed of altimetry-based virtual stations ({VS}) under the altimetry tracks of {ERS}-2/{ENVISAT}/ {SARAL}, {C}ryosat-2, {S}entinel-3{A} and {J}ason-2/{J}ason-3. {R}iver discharge was estimated from 1995 to 2017 combining water level records from several virtual stations close to {L}ambar{\'e}n{\'e} gauge station and the rating curve from this station. {V}ery good agreement was found in terms of {R} (>0.95), {RMSE} and annual discharge.}, keywords = {{ALTIMETRIE} ; {RADAR} ; {NIVEAU} {DE} {L}'{EAU} ; {ESTIMATION} ; {SURVEILLANCE} ; {DEBIT} ; {VARIATION} {ANNUELLE} ; {JAUGEAGE} ; {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {REJET} ; 1995 2017 ; {GABON} ; {OGOOUE} {COURS} {D}'{EAU}}, booktitle = {{O}bserving, understanding and forecasting the dynamics of our planet}, numero = {}, pages = {9304--9307}, address = {{P}iscataway}, publisher = {{IEEE}}, series = {}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1109/{IGARSS}.2018.8519574}, ISBN = {978-1-5386-7150-4}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078605}, }