Satellite Images Applied to Assess the Influence of Amazon River Seasonal Dynamic on the Floodplain Lake Morphology
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50416#.VD4eGlfHRK0 Author(s) Andreia M. S. França 1 , Teresa G. Florenzano 2 , Evlyn M. L. M. Novo 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Instituto Federal de Brasília, Campus Samambaia, Brasilia, Brazil . 2 Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Divisao de Sensoriamento Remoto, Sao José dos Campos, Brazil . ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to assess the influence of the Amazon River seasonal dynamic on floodplain lake morphology. The study area includes the Amazon River floodplain reach encompassed by the Madeira and Tapajós River confluences. Products from the Global Rain Forest Mapping (GRFM) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) were used to deriv...