Influence of the vertical distribution of cyanobacteria in the water column on the remote sensing signal |
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| Authors: | Tiit Kutser Liisa Metsamaa Arnold G Dekker |
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| Institution: | aEstonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Mäealuse 10A, Tallinn, 12618, Estonia;bCSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, GPO Box 1666, ACT 2601, Australia |
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| Abstract: | An increased intensity of cyanobacterial blooms and their potentially harmful effects have attracted the attention of environmental agencies, water authorities and the general public worldwide. Reliable operational monitoring methods of coastal waters, lakes and ponds are needed. Mapping of the surface extent of cyanobacterial blooms with remote sensing is straightforward, but recognizing waters dominated by cyanobacteria throughout the water column and quantitative mapping of cyanobacterial biomass with remote sensing is more complicated. Unlike most algae, cyanobacteria can regulate their buoyancy and move vertically in the water column. We used the Hydrolight 4.2 radiative transfer model and the specific optical properties of three species of cyanobacteria to study the impact of vertical distribution of cyanobacteria on the remote sensing signal. The results show that the vertical distribution of cyanobacteria in the water column has a significant impact on the remote sensing signal. This result indicates that developing remote sensing methods for quantitative mapping of cyanobacterial biomass is much more complex than quantitative mapping of an algal biomass that is uniformly distributed in the top mixed layer of water column. |
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| Keywords: | remote sensing cyanobacteria vertical distribution modelling |
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