@article{fdi:010092208,
  title = {{C}hallenging {SWOT} : early assessment of level 2 high-rate river products in an urbanized, low elevation coastal zone},
  author = {do {A}maral, {F}. {R}. and {T}rung, {T}. {N}. and {P}ellarin, {T}. and {G}ratiot, {N}icolas},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he surface water and ocean topography ({SWOT}) mission offers groundbreaking opportunities to observe fine-scale spatial changes in low elevation coastal zones ({LECZ}s). {T}his study explores the first {SWOT} data in one of the mission's most challenging environments: a data-scarce, tropical region with flat topography, heavy urbanization, and a river with a weak, tidally influenced slope. {W}e focus on {SWOT}'s water surface elevation ({WSE}) and water surface slope ({WSS}) products at the reach level, comparing the measurements to in situ data. {O}ur analysis shows that about half of {SWOT}'s {WSE} and {WSS} measurements fall within the desired error budgets, though {WSS} lacks linear correlation with in situ data. {A}t this early stage, both {SWOT}'s {WSE} and {WSS} require validation in such complex areas. {H}owever, as {SWOT}'s high-resolution observations improve over time and are integrated with other data, they are expected to provide valuable insights into dynamic river and estuarine processes.},
  keywords = {{R}ivers ; {S}ea measurements ; {O}rbits ; {U}rban areas ; {S}ea surface ; {M}easurement uncertainty ; {E}xtraterrestrial measurements ; {S}urface topography ; {R}eservoirs ; {O}ceans ; {E}stuary ; low elevation coastal zone ({LECZ}) ; surface water and ocean topography ({SWOT}) ; tidal river ; water surface elevation ({WSE}) ; water surface slope ({WSS}) ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {HO} {CHI} {MINH} {VILLE} ; {SAIGON} {RIVIERE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{IEEE} {G}eoscience and {R}emote {S}ensing {L}etters},
  volume = {22},
  numero = {},
  pages = {1500605 [5 ]},
  ISSN = {1545-598{X}},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1109/lgrs.2024.3501407},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092208},
}