Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-333-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-333-2021
Research article
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21 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 21 Jan 2021

Sentinel-3 radar altimetry for river monitoring – a catchment-scale evaluation of satellite water surface elevation from Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B

Cecile M. M. Kittel, Liguang Jiang, Christian Tøttrup, and Peter Bauer-Gottwein

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Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B radar altimetry water surface elevation in the Zambezi catchment [Data set] C. M. M. Kittel, L. Jiang, C. Tøttrup, and P. Bauer-Gottwein https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4300845

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In poorly instrumented catchments, satellite altimetry offers a unique possibility to obtain water level observations. Improvements in instrument design have increased the capabilities of altimeters to observe inland water bodies, including rivers. In this study, we demonstrate how a dense Sentinel-3 water surface elevation monitoring network can be established at catchment scale using publicly accessible processing platforms. The network can serve as a useful supplement to ground observations.