Transitioning from MODIS to VIIRS Global Water Reservoir Product.

ABSTRACT: Reservoirs play a crucial role in regulating water availability and enhancing water security. Here, we develop NASA's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) based Global Water Reservoir (GWR) product, consisting of measurements of reservoir area, elevation, storage, evaporation rate, and evaporation loss for 164 large global reservoirs. The dataset is available at 8-day and monthly temporal resolutions. Since the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is close to the end of its life, we further evaluated the consistency between MODIS and VIIRS-based GWR to ensure continuity to the 20+ year MODIS GWR product. Independent assessment of VIIRS reservoir storage (8-day) retrievals against in-situ measurements shows an average of R² = 0.84, RMSE = 0.47 km

SUBMITTER: Shah D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10869837 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature