How much inundation occurs in the Amazon River basin?

• DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10508718.1
• Publication Date: 2021-11-15T15:23:49Z
• Authors: Ayan Fleischmann; Fabrice Papa; Alice Fassoni-And...; John M Melack; Sly Wongchuig; Rodrigo Cauduro D...; Stephen K Hamilton; Etienne Fluet-Cho...; Rafael Barbedo; Filipe Aires; Ahmad Al Bitar; Marie-Paule Bonnet; Michael Coe; Jefferson Ferreir...; Laura Hess; Katherine Jensen; Kyle Mcdonald; Alex Ovando; Edward Park; Marie Parrens; Sébastien Pinel; Catherine Prigent; Angélica F Resende; Menaka Revel; Ake Rosenqvist; Jessica Rosenqvist; Conrado Rudorff; Thiago S F Silva; Dai Yamazaki; Walter Collischonn
• Keywords: 570; 550; 0207 environmental engineering; 02 engineering and technology; :Geology [Science]; 01 natural sciences; Flood; Interfluvial wetlands; Flooding; [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology; Environmental assessment and monitoring; 0105 earth and related environmental sciences; [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment; plains; 500; Floodplains; Photogrammetry and remote sensing; Surface water; 15. Life on land; 6. Clean water; 13. Climate action; environment; Brazil

The Amazon River basin harbors some of the world’s largest wetland complexes, which are of major importance for biodiversity, the water cycle and climate, and human activities. Accurate estimates o...