Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
10-23-2019
Publication Title
Processing and Analysis of Hyperspectral Data
Abstract
Approximating and forecasting water variables like phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll, dissolved organic matter, and turbidity are of supreme importance due to their strong influence on water resource quality. This chapter is aimed at showing the practicability of merging water quality observations from remote sensing with water quality modeling for efficient and effective monitoring of water quality. We examine the spatial dynamics of water quality with hyperspectral remote sensing and present approaches that can be used to estimate water quality using hyperspectral images. The methods presented here have been embraced because the bluegreen and green algae peak wavelengths reflectance are close together and make their distinction more challenging. It has also been established that hyperspectral imagers permit an improved recognition of chlorophyll and hereafter algae, due to acquired narrow spectral bands between 450 nm and 600 nm. We start by describing the practical application of hyperspectral remote sensing data in water quality modeling. The surface inherent optical properties of absorption and backscattering of chlorophyll a, colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), and turbidity are estimated, and a detailed approach on analyzing ARCHER data for water quality estimation is presented.
DOI
10.5772/intechopen.89222
Creative Commons License
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Recommended Citation
Mbongowo J. Mbuh. "Use of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing to Estimate Water Quality" (2019). Geography & Geographic Information Science Faculty Publications. 13.
https://commons.und.edu/geo-fac/13