Increased floodplain inundation in the Amazon since 1980

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 34024 - 34035
• Main Authors: Fleischmann, Ayan S, Papa, Fabrice, Hamilton, Stephen K, Fassoni-Andrade, Alice, Wongchuig, Sly, Espinoza, Jhan-Carlo, Paiva, Rodrigo C D, Melack, John M, Fluet-Chouinard, Etienne, Castello, Leandro, Almeida, Rafael M, Bonnet, Marie-Paule, Alves, Luna G, Moreira, Daniel, Yamazaki, Dai, Revel, Menaka, Collischonn, Walter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Amazon River basin; At risk populations; Biogeochemistry; Carbon cycle; climate change; connectivity; Ecosystem services; Flooding; Floodplains; Hydrologic models; Hydrologic regime; Hydrology; Rainfall; Remote sensing; River basins; Rivers; Water levels; wetlands

Extensive floodplains throughout the Amazon basin support important ecosystem services and influence global water and carbon cycles. A recent change in the hydroclimatic regime of the region, with increased rainfall in the northern portions of the basin, has produced record-breaking high water level...