Investigation of chlorophyll-a and total suspended matter concentrations using Landsat ETM and field spectral measurement in Taihu Lake, China

The field spectral reflectance was measured with a spectroradiometer in Taihu Lake of China, and the water samples were collected in situ and analysed in the lab. The water quality results are correlated with the reflectivity to find out the spectral characteristics and evaluated for estimating chlo...

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Published in:International journal of remote sensing 2005-07, Vol.26 (13), p.2779-2795
Main Authors: Ma, Ronghua, Dai, Jinfang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied geophysics
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Hydrology
Hydrology. Hydrogeology
Internal geophysics
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Summary:The field spectral reflectance was measured with a spectroradiometer in Taihu Lake of China, and the water samples were collected in situ and analysed in the lab. The water quality results are correlated with the reflectivity to find out the spectral characteristics and evaluated for estimating chlorophyll-a (CHL) and total suspended matter (TSM), on the basis of which the most appropriate single and combined bands with different pixel window sizes are selected from Landsat sensor to develop estimation models. And then the two best precise models, one with ETM3 dividing ETM1 and the other with ETM4 dividing ETM1, are used respectively to approximate the CHL and TSM concentrations. Additionally, the pixel window size has an effect on the precision to estimate the water quality parameters, 7×7 or 5×5 is mostly suitable to estimate CHL concentration whereas 3×3 or less is more suitable for estimating TSM concentration.
ISSN:0143-1161
1366-5901
DOI:10.1080/01431160512331326648