Juruá River, Brazil
April 16, 2018

Juruá River, Brazil

Juruá River, Brazil
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Juruá River, Brazil

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The Juruá River is one of the longest tributaries of the Amazon River, flowing slowly through the half-flooded forest country it traverses in the Amazon Basin.  Along the river’s main course are free-standing ‘oxbow lakes’, formed when a river changes course.
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Tropical rainforests have some of the largest rivers in the world because of the tremendous amount of precipitation their watersheds receive.
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Given its size, remote sensing is the best way to study the Amazon Basin on a large scale – especially for assessing the extent and damage due to deforestation.
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