Wetlands are some of the most important ecosystems on Earth. They play a key role in
alleviating floods and filtering polluted water and also provide habitats for many plants and …

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 …

The applications of object-based image analysis (OBIA) in remote sensing studies of
wetlands have been growing over recent decades, addressing tasks from detection and …

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 …

Wetland mapping at the landscape scale using remotely sensed data requires both
affordable data and an efficient accurate classification method. Random forest classification …

This study reports results of a classification tree approach to mapping the wetlands of the
Congo Basin, focusing on the Cuvette Centrale of the Congo River watershed, an area of …

This book provides a thorough introduction to the use of remotely sensed data for wetland
classification and mapping, as well as information on the latest technological advancements …

Observational studies across the Amazon report a common occurrence of shallow water
table in lowland valleys and groundwater‐surface water exchange from small headwater …

Abstract 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 …

Freshwater ecosystems and their associated biota are among the most endangered in the
world. This, combined with escalating human pressure on water resources, demands that …