A new dense 18-year time series of surface water fraction estimates from MODIS for the Mediterranean region

Li, Linlin; Skidmore, Andrew; Vrieling, Anton; Wang, Tiejun

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3037-2019

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Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean (ACP/AMT/GMD/HESS/NHESS/OS...

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17 Jul 2019

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A new dense 18-year time series of surface water fraction estimates from MODIS for the Mediterranean region

Linlin Li, Andrew Skidmore, Anton Vrieling, and Tiejun Wang

Data sets

Development and Validation of a Dense 18-Year Time Series of Surface Water Fraction Estimates from MODIS for the Mediterranean Region L. Li https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-xrz-y92s

Short summary

We derived an 8 d, 500 m resolution surface water fraction product over the Mediterranean region for 2000–2017 based on MODIS data. This dataset complements existing surface water/wetland datasets by adding more temporal detail. It allows for the seasonal, inter-annual, and long-term dynamics of the surface water extent to be monitored, inclusive of small-sized and highly dynamic water bodies; it can also contribute to biodiversity and climate change assessment.