Satellites for long-term monitoring of inland U.S. lakes: The MERIS time series and application for chlorophyll-a.

ABSTRACT: Lakes and other surface fresh waterbodies provide drinking water, recreational and economic opportunities, food, and other critical support for humans, aquatic life, and ecosystem health. Lakes are also productive ecosystems that provide habitats and influence global cycles. Chlorophyll concentration provides a common metric of water quality, and is frequently used as a proxy for lake trophic state. Here, we document the generation and distribution of the complete MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS; Appendix A provides a complete list of abbreviations) radiometric time series for over 2300 satellite resolvable inland bodies of water across the contiguous United States (CONUS) and more than 5,000 in Alaska. This contribution greatly increases the ease of use of satellite remote s

SUBMITTER: Seegers BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9680834 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature