Assessing ESA Climate Change Initiative data for the monitoring of phytoplankton abundance and phenology in deep lakes: Investigation on Lake Geneva

Mona Bonnier, Orlane Anneville, R. Iestyn Woolway, Stephen J. Thackeray, Guillaume P. Morin, Nathalie Reynaud, Frédéric Soulignac, Thierry Tormos, Tristan Harmel

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Lake water quality assessment requires quantification of phytoplankton abundance. Optical satellite imagery allows us to map this information within the entire lake area. The ESA Climate Change Initiative (ESA-CCI) estimates Chl-a concentrations, based on medium resolution satellite data, on a global scale. Chl-a concentrations provided by the ESA-CCI consortium were analyzed to assess their representativeness for water quality monitoring and subsequent phenology studies in Lake Geneva. Based on vertically resolved in-situ data, those datasets were evaluated through match-up comparisons. Because the underlying algorithms do not take into account the vertical distribution of phytoplankton, a specific analysis was performed to evaluate any potential biases in remote sensing estimation, and consequences for observed phenological trends. Different approaches to data averaging were performed to reconstruct Chl-a estimates provided by the remote sensing algorithms. Strong correlation (R-value > 0.89) and acceptable discrepancies (rmse ∼ 1.4 mg.m−3) were observed for the ESA-CCI data. This approach permitted recalibration of the ESA CCI data for Lake Geneva. Finally, merging satellite and in-situ data provided a consistent time series for long term analysis of phytoplankton phenology and its interannual variability since 2002. This combination of in-situ and satellite data improved the temporal resolution of the time series, enabling a more accurate identification of the timing of specific spring events characterising phytoplankton phenology.
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Rhif yr erthygl102372
CyfnodolynJournal of Great Lakes Research
Cyfrol50
Rhif cyhoeddi4
Dyddiad ar-lein cynnar8 Meh 2024
Dynodwyr Gwrthrych Digidol (DOIs)
StatwsCyhoeddwyd - 1 Awst 2024

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