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| | | | | | | Space technology put into service for global water resources observations
14 November 2007
| | | | | The Amazon River Basin as observed by ERS-1 Radar Altimeter, including so-called 'wet'radar echoes from rivers, lakes and swamps. Radar altimetry data provides researchers with the means to monitor global river and lake levels.
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| | | | | The second “Space for Hydrology” workshop, organised by ESA in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), was held in Geneva, from 12-14 November 2007. The workshop aimed to assess the current stage of knowledge and activities in space-based hydrological observations.
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