Africa-Wide Monitoring of Small Surface Water Bodies Using Multisource Satellite Data: A Monitoring System for FEWS NET

Naga Manohar Velpuri1, Gabriel B Senay2, James Rowland3, Michael E Budde3 and James P Verdin4, (1)International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka, (2)U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, United States, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Sioux Falls, United States, (4)USGS/EROS, Boulder, CO, United States