TY - JOUR
T1 - Space-Based Measurements of Sheet Flow Characteristics in the Everglades, Wetland, Florida
AU - Wdowinski, Shimon
AU - Amelung, Falk
AU - Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando
AU - Dixon, Timothy H.
AU - Carande, Richard
PY - 2004/8/1
Y1 - 2004/8/1
N2 - New space-based observations of South Florida with interferometric SAR (InSAR) reveal spatially detailed, quantitative images of water levels in the Everglades. The new data capture dynamic water level topography, providing the first detailed picture of wetland sheet flow. We observe localized radial sheet flow in addition to well-known southward unidirectional sheet flow, modelled as a linear diffusive flow. We obtain quantitative estimates of flow diffusivity (23–91 m 2 /s), the first space-based estimates of such hydrologic parameter for the Everglades. Space-based hydrologic observations can provide critical information for monitoring, understanding and managing wetland sheet flow, and contribute to wetland restoration.
AB - New space-based observations of South Florida with interferometric SAR (InSAR) reveal spatially detailed, quantitative images of water levels in the Everglades. The new data capture dynamic water level topography, providing the first detailed picture of wetland sheet flow. We observe localized radial sheet flow in addition to well-known southward unidirectional sheet flow, modelled as a linear diffusive flow. We obtain quantitative estimates of flow diffusivity (23–91 m 2 /s), the first space-based estimates of such hydrologic parameter for the Everglades. Space-based hydrologic observations can provide critical information for monitoring, understanding and managing wetland sheet flow, and contribute to wetland restoration.
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/462
U2 - 10.1029/2004GL020383
DO - 10.1029/2004GL020383
M3 - Article
VL - 31
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
ER -