@Article{OvandoLeytonTRMSPPVNV:2016:ExFlEv,
author = "Ovando Leyton, Alex and Tomasella, Javier and Rodriguez, Daniel
Andres and Martinez, J. M. and Siqueira J{\'u}nior, Jos{\'e}
L{\'a}zaro de and Pinto, G. L. N. and Passy, P. and Vauchel, P.
and Noriega, L. and Von Randow, Celso",
affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de
Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Institut de Recherche pour le
D{\'e}veloppement (IRD)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas
Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
(INPE)} and {National University of Singapore} and {Institut de
Recherche pour le D{\'e}veloppement (IRD)} and {Servicio Nacional
de Meteorolog{\'{\i}}a e Hidrolog{\'{\i}}a (SENAMHI)} and
{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
title = "Extreme flood events in the Bolivian Amazon wetlands",
journal = "Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies",
year = "2016",
volume = "5",
pages = "293--308",
month = "Mar.",
keywords = "Flood dynamics, Llanos de Moxos, Remote sensing, Wetlands.",
abstract = "Study region: The Amazonian wetlands of Bolivia, known as the
Llanos de Moxos, are believed to play a crucial role in regulating
the upper Madeira hydrological cycle, the most important southern
tributary of the Amazon River. Because the area is vast and
sparsely populated, the hydrological functioning of the wetlands
is poorly known. Study focus: We analyzed the hydrometeorological
configurations that led to the major floods of 2007, 2008 and
2014. These data, together with flood mapping derived from remote
sensing images, were used to understand the dynamics of the Llanos
during the three flood events. New hydrological insights for the
region: The results showed that large floods are the result of the
superimposition of flood waves from major sub-basins of the
region. As a previous study suggested, the dynamics of the floods
are controlled by an exogenous process, created by the flood wave
originating in the Andes piedmont that travels through the
Mamor{\'e} River; and by an endogenous process, which is the
runoff originating in the Llanos. Our study showed that the first
process is evident only at the initial phase of the floods, and
although important for attenuating the rising flood wave, it is of
lesser importance compared to the endogenous process. We conclude
that the endogenous process controls the magnitude and duration of
major floods.",
doi = "10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.11.004",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.11.004",
issn = "2214-5818",
language = "en",
targetfile = "ovando_extreme.pdf",
urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}