@article{fdi:010084628,
  title = {{G}eomorphological diversity of rivers in the {A}mazon {B}asin},
  author = {{J}{\'e}z{\'e}quel, {C}{\'e}line and {O}berdorff, {T}hierry and {T}edesco, {P}ablo and {S}chmitt, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he regional extent and transboundary nature of the world largest rivers accentuate the difficulty to characterize river forms and processes at a whole basin scale. {W}e developed a framework to define a river classification protocol adapted to large rivers and further applied this protocol to elaborate a geomorphological classification of {A}mazonian rivers using two interlocked hierarchical spatial scales: the landscape unit at the basin scale and the reach unit at the local scale. {O}ur framework relies on open-source geospatial data, reproducible and automatic methods to extract the geomorphological attributes of the river network, and on statistical modelling. {W}e followed five main steps to develop our geomorphological classification of {A}mazonian rivers: (1) the identification of the basin landscape units ({LU}s) using a set of physical, topographic, and climatic variables; (2) the delineation of the active channel and floodplain surfaces along the river basin longitudinal continuum using satellite image-based data; (3) the sub-division of the entire river network into elementary river reach units displaying uniform conditions; (4) the selection, at the reach scale, of a set of geomorphic variables adapted to large rivers; (5) the elaboration of the {A}mazonian rivers classification by statistically grouping the reach units into 'ho-mogenous' river types. {F}inally, we described the spatial patterns of river types within the basin, and illustrate the multi-scale flexibility and robustness of the approach focusing on the multi-threaded {N}egro {R}iver, a main tributary of the {A}mazon mainstem.},
  keywords = {{A}mazon {R}iver basin ; {F}luvial geomorphology ; {R}emote imagery ; {L}arge rivers ; {R}iver classification ; {BRESIL} ; {BOLIVIE} ; {PEROU} ; {EQUATEUR} ; {COLOMBIE} ; {VENEZUELA} ; {AMAZONE} {BASSIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eomorphology},
  volume = {400},
  numero = {},
  pages = {108078 [18 p.]},
  ISSN = {0169-555{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.108078},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084628},
}