Articles | Volume 23, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4113-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4113-2019
Research article
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02 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 02 Oct 2019

Niger discharge from radar altimetry: bridging gaps between gauge and altimetry time series

Stefan Schröder, Anne Springer, Jürgen Kusche, Bernd Uebbing, Luciana Fenoglio-Marc, Bernd Diekkrüger, and Thomas Poméon

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We propose deriving altimetric rating curves by bridging gaps between time series from gauge and altimeter measurements using hydrological model simulations. We investigate several stations at the Niger River, which is a challenging region. We show that altimetry reproduces discharge well and enables continuing the gauge time series, albeit at a lower temporal resolution.