Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation

Uruguay's freshwater network is threatened by widespread Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) known to be triggered by human-related stressors such as land-use change and urban/industrial effluents. Existing field-based monitoring practices are limited due to their sparse spatial and temporal coverage. A com...

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Main Author: Barreneche, Juan Manuel (author)
Other Authors: Guigou De Aramburu, Bruno (author), Gallego Caballero, Federico Martín (author), Barbieri, Andrea (author), Smith, Brandon (author), Fernández, Marta (author), Fernández Ramos, Virginia Myriam (author), Pahlevan, Nima (author)
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Gallego Caballero, Federico Martín
Barbieri, Andrea
Smith, Brandon
Fernández, Marta
Fernández Ramos, Virginia Myriam
Pahlevan, Nima
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Barreneche, Juan Manuel
Fernández Ramos, Virginia Myriam
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Gallego Caballero, Federico Martín
Guigou De Aramburu, Bruno
Pahlevan, Nima
Smith, Brandon
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Guigou De Aramburu, Bruno
Gallego Caballero, Federico Martín
Barbieri, Andrea
Smith, Brandon
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Guigou De Aramburu Bruno, Ministerio de Ambiente (Uruguay)
Gallego Caballero Federico Martín, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales.
Barbieri Andrea, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Geografía.
Smith Brandon
Fernández Marta, Ministerio de Ambiente (Uruguay)
Fernández Ramos Virginia Myriam, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Geografía.
Pahlevan Nima
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Guigou De Aramburu, Bruno
Gallego Caballero, Federico Martín
Barbieri, Andrea
Smith, Brandon
Fernández, Marta
Fernández Ramos, Virginia Myriam
Pahlevan, Nima
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Chlorophyll-a algorithms
Landsat-8
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
Sustainable development goal 6
Water quality
Validation
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description Uruguay's freshwater network is threatened by widespread Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) known to be triggered by human-related stressors such as land-use change and urban/industrial effluents. Existing field-based monitoring practices are limited due to their sparse spatial and temporal coverage. A complementary approach these techniques is to utilize remotely sensed observations for estimating optically relevant water-quality (WQ) parameters, of which chlorophyll-a (Chla) is a robust proxy for HAB quantification. There is, however, a lack of information on apt country-scale image processing schemes, i.e., the best combination of Chla algorithms, atmospheric correction (AC) methods, and satellite sensors that agree best with in situ Chla across Uruguay’s inland and coastal waters. Here, we analyze the accuracy of three different combinations of ACs (SeaDAS, POLYMER, and ACOLITE) and 17 Chla models applied to the Operational Land Imager (OLI), Multispectral Instrument (MSI), and Ocean and Land Color Imager (OLCI) onboard Landsat 8, Sentinel-2A/B, Sentinel-3A/B, respectively. The performance of different processing schemes was assessed both in terms of their numerical consistency with in situ Chla and classification accuracy for discriminating low vs. high Chla with an 8 mg m−3 decision boundary. Our results show that the Mixture Density Networks (MDN) algorithm is often among the top performers. Other strong results were achieved by Gons (2 bands), Moses (3 bands) and Normalized Difference Chla Index algorithms. Regarding the atmospheric correction processors, POLYMER works better for OLCI, and SeaDAS for the OLI, while no clear distinction among AC methods was found for MSI. Furthermore, the MDN model was also among the most reliable for assigning water pixels to low or high Chla ranges. This could represent a key criterion for discriminating water bodies with good ambient conditions critical for reporting nationwide Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.3.2 and other monitoring applications.
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spelling Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimationBarreneche, Juan ManuelGuigou De Aramburu, BrunoGallego Caballero, Federico MartínBarbieri, AndreaSmith, BrandonFernández, MartaFernández Ramos, Virginia MyriamPahlevan, NimaAtmospheric correctionChlorophyll-a algorithmsLandsat-8Sentinel-2Sentinel-3Sustainable development goal 6Water qualityValidationUruguay's freshwater network is threatened by widespread Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) known to be triggered by human-related stressors such as land-use change and urban/industrial effluents. Existing field-based monitoring practices are limited due to their sparse spatial and temporal coverage. A complementary approach these techniques is to utilize remotely sensed observations for estimating optically relevant water-quality (WQ) parameters, of which chlorophyll-a (Chla) is a robust proxy for HAB quantification. There is, however, a lack of information on apt country-scale image processing schemes, i.e., the best combination of Chla algorithms, atmospheric correction (AC) methods, and satellite sensors that agree best with in situ Chla across Uruguay’s inland and coastal waters. Here, we analyze the accuracy of three different combinations of ACs (SeaDAS, POLYMER, and ACOLITE) and 17 Chla models applied to the Operational Land Imager (OLI), Multispectral Instrument (MSI), and Ocean and Land Color Imager (OLCI) onboard Landsat 8, Sentinel-2A/B, Sentinel-3A/B, respectively. The performance of different processing schemes was assessed both in terms of their numerical consistency with in situ Chla and classification accuracy for discriminating low vs. high Chla with an 8 mg m−3 decision boundary. Our results show that the Mixture Density Networks (MDN) algorithm is often among the top performers. Other strong results were achieved by Gons (2 bands), Moses (3 bands) and Normalized Difference Chla Index algorithms. Regarding the atmospheric correction processors, POLYMER works better for OLCI, and SeaDAS for the OLI, while no clear distinction among AC methods was found for MSI. Furthermore, the MDN model was also among the most reliable for assigning water pixels to low or high Chla ranges. This could represent a key criterion for discriminating water bodies with good ambient conditions critical for reporting nationwide Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.3.2 and other monitoring applications.ElsevierBarreneche Juan Manuel, Ministerio de Ambiente (Uruguay)Guigou De Aramburu Bruno, Ministerio de Ambiente (Uruguay)Gallego Caballero Federico Martín, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Ecología y Ciencias Ambientales.Barbieri Andrea, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Geografía.Smith BrandonFernández Marta, Ministerio de Ambiente (Uruguay)Fernández Ramos Virginia Myriam, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). Facultad de Ciencias. Departamento de Geografía.Pahlevan Nima2024-02-26T14:32:52Z2024-02-26T14:32:52Z2023Artículoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion14 h.application/pdfBarreneche, J, Guigou De Aramburu, B, Gallego Caballero, F [y otros autores]. "Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: An assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation". Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment. [en línea] 2023, 29: 100891. 14 h. DOI: 10.1016/j.rsase.2022.100891.2352-9385https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/4263810.1016/j.rsase.2022.100891reponame:COLIBRIinstname:Universidad de la Repúblicainstacron:Universidad de la RepúblicaenengRemote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 2023, 29: 100891.Las obras depositadas en el Repositorio se rigen por la Ordenanza de los Derechos de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Universidad de la República.(Res. Nº 91 de C.D.C. de 8/III/1994 – D.O. 7/IV/1994) y por la Ordenanza del Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de la República (Res. Nº 16 de C.D.C. de 07/10/2014)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLicencia Creative Commons Atribución (CC - By 4.0)oai:colibri.udelar.edu.uy:20.500.12008/426382026-04-14T10:10:30Z
spellingShingle Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation
Barreneche, Juan Manuel
Atmospheric correction
Chlorophyll-a algorithms
Landsat-8
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
Sustainable development goal 6
Water quality
Validation
status_str publishedVersion
title Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation
title_full Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation
title_fullStr Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation
title_short Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation
title_sort Monitoring Uruguay’s freshwaters from space: an assessment of different satellite image processing schemes for chlorophyll-a estimation
topic Atmospheric correction
Chlorophyll-a algorithms
Landsat-8
Sentinel-2
Sentinel-3
Sustainable development goal 6
Water quality
Validation
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/42638