The African continent hosts some of the largest freshwater systems worldwide, characterized
by a large distribution and variability of surface waters that play a key role in the water …

As the largest river basin on Earth, the Amazon is of major importance to the world's climate
and water resources. Over the past decades, advances in satellite‐based remote sensing …

Natural flood plains are among the most biologically productive and diverse ecosystems on
earth. Globally, riverine flood plains cover> 2× 106 km2, however, they are among the most …

Surface fresh water is essential for life, yet we have surprisingly poor knowledge of the
spatial and temporal dynamics of surface freshwater discharge and changes in storage …

Terrestrial ecosystems in the humid tropics play a potentially important but presently
ambiguous role in the global carbon cycle. Whereas global estimates of atmospheric CO2 …

Wetland extent was mapped for the central Amazon region, using mosaicked L-band
synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery acquired by the Japanese Earth Resources Satellite …

The ability to monitor floods with sensors mounted on aircraft and satellites has been known
for decades. Early launches of satellites and the availability of aerial photography allowed …

Basin-wide mosaics of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, validated with airborne
videography, were used to map the extent and distribution of Amazonian wetlands. Cover …

Since the launch of the ENVISAT satellite in 2002, the Radar Altimetry Mission provides
systematic observations of the Earth topography. Among the different goals of the ENVISAT …

Wetlands and surface waters are recognized to play important roles in climate, hydrologic
and biogeochemical cycles, and availability of water resources. Until now, quantitative …