Publication: Retrieval of Suspended Particulate Matter in Inland Waters with Widely Differing Optical Properties Using a Semi-Analytical Scheme
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Suspended particulate matter (SPM) directly affects the underwater light field and, as a consequence, changes the water clarity and can reduce the primary production. Remote sensing-based bio-optical modeling can provide efficient monitoring of the spatiotemporal dynamics of SPM in inland waters. In this paper, we present a novel and robust bio-optical model to retrieve SPM concentrations for inland waters with widely differing optical properties (the Tiete River Cascade System (TRCS) in Brazil). In this system, high levels of Chl-a concentration of up to 700 mg/m(3), turbidity up to 80 NTU and high CDOM absorption highly complicate the optical characteristics of the surface water, imposing an additional challenge in retrieving SPM concentration. Since K-d is not susceptible to the saturation issue encountered when using remote sensing reflectance (R-rs), we estimate SPM concentrations via K-d. K-d was derived analytically from inherent optical properties (IOPs) retrieved through a re-parameterized quasi-analytical algorithm (QAA) that yields relevant accuracy. Our model improved the estimates of the IOPs by up to 30% when compared to other existing QAAs. Our developed bio-optical model using K-d(655) was capable of describing 74% of SPM variations in the TRCS, with average error consistently lower than 30%.
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semi-analytical model, inherent optical properties, light attenuation, water quality monitoring
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English
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Remote Sensing. Basel: Mdpi, v. 11, n. 19, 22 p., 2019.
