High-resolution mapping of global surface water and its long-term changes

Jean-François Pekel (), Andrew Cottam, Noel Gorelick and Alan S. Belward
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Jean-François Pekel: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate for Sustainable Resources
Andrew Cottam: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate for Sustainable Resources
Noel Gorelick: Google Switzerland GmbH
Alan S. Belward: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate for Sustainable Resources

Nature, 2016, vol. 540, issue 7633, 418-422

Abstract: A freely available dataset produced from three million Landsat satellite images reveals substantial changes in the distribution of global surface water over the past 32 years and their causes, from climate change to human actions.

Date: 2016
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