Assessing water quality by remote sensing in small lakes: the case study of Monticchio lakes in southern Italy

doi:10.3832/ifor0507-002

Assessing water quality by remote sensing in small lakes: the case study of Monticchio lakes in southern Italy

G Mancino⁽¹⁾, A Nolè⁽¹⁾, V Urbano⁽²⁾, M Amato⁽¹⁾, A Ferrara⁽¹⁾

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 154-161 (2009)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor0507-002
Published: Jul 30, 2009 - Copyright © 2009 SISEF

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In order to investigate bio-physical parameters associated with water quality, a model based on calibrated and atmospherically corrected Remotely Sensed data has been implemented. Secchi Disk depth and chlorophyll concentration parameters were estimated in a system of very small lakes at Monticchio (Italy) using Landsat TM data. The model was developed through the use of stepwise multiple regression and gave high coefficients of determination (R² = 0.82 for Secchi Disk and R² = 0.72 for chlorophyll). Values for water transparency were strongly correlated with chlorophyll a concentration: a linear relationship between the two parameters showed a high coefficient of determination (R² = 0.93). The case study shows that the application of this approach on lakes with a small surface area, such as the Monticchio lakes in Southern Italy, is effective and the developed model well describes the water quality parameters.

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Water quality, Landsat, chlorophyll, Secchi Disk transparency, Remote Sensing, Monticchio Lakes

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(1)

Department of Crop Science, Forest and Environment, University of Basilicata, Potenza (Italy)

(2)

International PhD in “Crop system, Forest and Environmental Sciences”, University of Basilicata, Potenza (Italy)

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A Ferrara
agostino.ferrara@unibas.it

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Mancino G, Nolè A, Urbano V, Amato M, Ferrara A (2009). Assessing water quality by remote sensing in small lakes: the case study of Monticchio lakes in southern Italy. iForest 2: 154-161. - doi: 10.3832/ifor0507-002

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Received: Apr 29, 2009
Accepted: May 23, 2009

First online: Jul 30, 2009
Publication Date: Jul 30, 2009
Publication Time: 2.27 months

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