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Increased floodplain inundation in the Amazon since 1980

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dc.contributor.authorFleischmann, Ayan S.en
dc.contributor.authorPapa, Fabriceen
dc.contributor.authorHamilton, Stephen K.en
dc.contributor.authorFassoni-Andrade, Aliceen
dc.contributor.authorWongchuig, Slyen
dc.contributor.authorEspinoza, Jhan-Carloen
dc.contributor.authorPaiva, Rodrigo C. D.en
dc.contributor.authorMelack, John M.en
dc.contributor.authorFluet-Chouinard, Etienneen
dc.contributor.authorCastello, Leandroen
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Rafael M.en
dc.contributor.authorBonnet, Marie-Pauleen
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Luna G.en
dc.contributor.authorMoreira, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorYamazaki, Daien
dc.contributor.authorRevel, Menakaen
dc.contributor.authorCollischonn, Walteren
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-21T16:39:36Zen
dc.date.available2023-03-21T16:39:36Zen
dc.date.issued2023-03-01en
dc.description.abstractExtensive 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 levels on the Amazon River mainstem. Yet, the implications for the magnitude and duration of floodplain inundation across the basin remain unknown. Here we leverage state-of-the-art hydrological models, supported by in-situ and remote sensing observations, to show that the maximum annual inundation extent along the central Amazon increased by 26% since 1980. We further reveal increased flood duration and greater connectivity among open water areas in multiple Amazon floodplain regions. These changes in the hydrological regime of the world's largest river system have major implications for ecology and biogeochemistry, and require rapid adaptation by vulnerable populations living along Amazonian rivers.en
dc.description.notesCNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico, Brazil) Grant 141161/2017-5 (ASF); CNES (SWOT-ST project SWOT for SOUTH AMERICA) Grant 6018-4500066497 (FP, MPB); CNES SWOT-ST project SWOT Wetlands Hydrology Monitoring (FP, MPB); IRD Groupement De Recherche International (GDRI) SCaHyLab (FP); NASA IDS Grant NNX17AK49G (JMM); US National Science Foundation (Division of Environmental Biology) Grant 1753856 (JMM); NSF-Belmont Forum Award 1852113 (LC); ANR and IRD Grant ANR-18-MPGA-0008 (AMANECER-MOPGA project) (SWC, JCE); JSPS KAKENHI Grant 21H05002 (DY, MR); BNP Paribas Foundation (SABERES Project - Climate & Biodiversity Initiative)en
dc.description.sponsorshipCNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico, Brazil) [141161/2017-5]; CNES [6018-4500066497]; CNES SWOT-ST project SWOT Wetlands Hydrology Monitoring; IRD Groupement De Recherche International (GDRI) SCaHyLab; NASA [NNX17AK49G]; US National Science Foundation (Division of Environmental Biology) [1753856]; NSF-Belmont Forum Award [1852113]; ANR; IRD [ANR-18-MPGA-0008]; JSPS KAKENHI [21H05002]; BNP Paribas Foundation (SABERES Project - Climate & Biodiversity Initiative)en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acb9a7en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.other34024en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/114141en
dc.identifier.volume18en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIOP Publishingen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectclimate changeen
dc.subjectwetlandsen
dc.subjectremote sensingen
dc.subjectconnectivityen
dc.subjectAmazon River basinen
dc.titleIncreased floodplain inundation in the Amazon since 1980en
dc.title.serialEnvironmental Research Lettersen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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