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Time series for water levels in virtual gauge stations in the Amazon basin using satellite radar altimetry
Series temporales de niveles de agua en estaciones virtuales de la Cuenca Amazónica a partir de altimetría radar por satélite
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radar altimetry, virtual gauge station, altimetry time series, hydrological modeling, Amazon Basin (en)altimetría radar, estaciones virtuales, series temporales altimétricas, modelación hidrológica, Cuenca Amazónica (es)
Using satellite altimeter radar technology for monitoring changes in water levels at continental scale is a relatively recent advance. Several studies have demonstrated the interest being shown in applying this technology to monitoring the hydrographic patterns of large-scale basins worldwide. The current study presents the inference of time series representing changes in water level for bodies of water by defining virtual gauge stations deduced for two very different rivers in terms of their biophysical and topographic characteristics; the two rivers were the Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon Basin and the Caquetá River on the Colombian side. The differences between the two rivers revealed the limits of satellite radar altimeter when applied to continental waters (±20cm and ±40 cm precision for Río Negro and Río Caquetá, respectively). However, applying this technology seems very promising, since new missions have been scheduled to be put into orbit by the end of 2008.
La utilización de la altimetría radar por satélite para el monitoreo de las variaciones de los niveles de agua en dominio continental es un avance relativamente reciente. Varios estudios han demostrado el interés de la aplicación de esta tecnología como apoyo al monitoreo del comportamiento hidrológico de grandes cuencas hidrográficas. Este estudio presenta las series temporales representando la variación de los niveles superficiales de cuerpos de agua a partir de la definición de estaciones virtuales deducidas para los cauces principales del río Negro en la Amazonía brasilera y el río Caquetá en la Amazonía colombiana, cauces que difieren considerablemente en sus características físicas y topográficas. Si bien las diferencias físicas entre ambas zonas de estudio ponen en evidencia los límites de la altimetría radar por satélite sobre aguas continentales (precisiones de ±20cm y ±40 cm para el río Negro y el río Caquetá, respectivamente), su aplicación en el dominio de la hidrología sigue siendo muy prometedora, especialmente si se tienen en cuenta las futuras misiones que actualmente están siendo concebidas para el estudio de aguas continentales y que serán puestas en órbita a finales de 2008.
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