T17 Remote Sensing Applications in Hydrology

Sunday, 22 September 2019
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room 104AB, West Building

GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF STORMWATER PONDS AND WATER QUALITY ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Paper number: T17-12
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 10:50 AM – 11:05 AM

Authors

Abstract

Approximately 95,000 stormwater detention ponds collect surface water and nutrient runoff from urbanized landscapes across the state of Florida. However, poorly managed ponds may increase the occurrence of regional algal blooms and degraded water quality by failing to effectively buffer nutrient discharge. Here, we seek to build a spatial and temporal relationship between remote imagery and surface water quality to evaluate nutrient behavior within stormwater ponds across the state by combining satellite-based imagery with on-the-ground water quality measurements. Chlorophyll is used to ground-truth Landsat satellite imagery with water quality samples collected through the community science Florida Lakewatch program. All processed Landsat imagery satisfy two conditions: (1) images were taken within a one-day buffer of a recorded water sample and (2) images contained 10% or less cloud cover. Satellite imagery is corrected for atmospheric conditions using SeaDas software, and data processes are automated using Python, Matlab, and ArcGis software. Remote sensing chlorophyll compliments in-situ sampling, providing a practical solution for water resource assessment. Particularly, this research may help to rapidly assess water quality dynamics at large spatial scales or short and frequent timescales, evaluate the impacts of vegetation on water quality, and manage nutrient fluxes in freshwater systems.

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs. Vol. 51, No. 5

doi: 10.1130/abs/2019AM-339641

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