Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Archives
Calcite precipitation is a common phenomenon in calcium-rich hardwater lakes during spring and summer, but the number and spatial distribution of lakes with calcite precipitation is unknown. This paper presents a remote sensing based method to observe calcite precipitation over large areas, which ar...
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doaj-3cd1f64b496746b6a730f00b4fe8ea462020-11-24T21:59:50ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412017-01-01911510.3390/w9010015w9010015Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing ArchivesIris Heine0Achim Brauer1Birgit Heim2Sibylle Itzerott3Peter Kasprzak4Ulrike Kienel5Birgit Kleinschmit6Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 1.4 Remote Sensing, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, GermanyHelmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 5.2 Climate Dynamics and Landscape Evolution, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, GermanyAlfred Wegener Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, GermanyHelmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 1.4 Remote Sensing, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, GermanyDepartment of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology & Inland Fisheries, Alte Fischerhütte 2, OT Neuglobsow, 16775 Stechlin, GermanyHelmholtz Centre Potsdam, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Section 5.2 Climate Dynamics and Landscape Evolution, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, GermanyGeoinformation in Environmental Planning Lab, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 145, 10623 Berlin, GermanyCalcite precipitation is a common phenomenon in calcium-rich hardwater lakes during spring and summer, but the number and spatial distribution of lakes with calcite precipitation is unknown. This paper presents a remote sensing based method to observe calcite precipitation over large areas, which are an important prerequisite for a systematic monitoring and evaluation of restoration measurements. We use globally archived satellite remote sensing data for a retrospective systematic assessment of past multi-temporal calcite precipitation events. The database of this study consists of 205 data sets that comprise freely available Landsat and Sentinel 2 data acquired between 1998 and 2015 covering the Northeast German Plain. Calcite precipitation is automatically identified using the green spectra and the metric BGR area, the triangular area between the blue, green and red reflectance value. The validation is based on field measurements of CaCO3 concentrations at three selected lakes, Feldberger Haussee, Breiter Luzin and Schmaler Luzin. The classification accuracy (0.88) is highest for calcite concentrations ≥0.7 mg/L. False negative results are caused by the choice of a conservative classification threshold. False positive results can be explained by already increased calcite concentrations. We successfully transferred the developed method to 21 other hardwater lakes in Northeast Germany. The average duration of lakes with regular calcite precipitation is 37 days. The frequency of calcite precipitation reaches from single time detections up to detections nearly every year. False negative classification results and gaps in Landsat time series reduce the accuracy of frequency and duration monitoring, but in future the image density will increase by acquisitions of Sentinel-2a (and 2b). Our study tested successfully the transfer of the classification approach to Sentinel-2 images. Our study shows that 15 of the 24 lakes have at least one phase of calcite precipitation and all events occur between May and September. At the lakes Schmaler Luzin and Feldberger Haussee, we illustrated the influence of ecological restoration measures aiming at nutrient reduction in the lake water on calcite precipitation. Our study emphasizes the high variance of calcite precipitation in hardwater lakes: each lake has to be monitored individually, which is feasible using Landsat and Sentinel-2 time series.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/9/1/15calcium-rich hardwater lakesLandsat Time series analysisSentinel 2Northeast German Plainevaluation of ecological restoration measures |
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Iris Heine Achim Brauer Birgit Heim Sibylle Itzerott Peter Kasprzak Ulrike Kienel Birgit Kleinschmit Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Archives Water calcium-rich hardwater lakes Landsat Time series analysis Sentinel 2 Northeast German Plain evaluation of ecological restoration measures |
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Iris Heine Achim Brauer Birgit Heim Sibylle Itzerott Peter Kasprzak Ulrike Kienel Birgit Kleinschmit |
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Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Archives |
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Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Archives |
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Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Archives |
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Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Archives |
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Monitoring of Calcite Precipitation in Hardwater Lakes with Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Archives |
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monitoring of calcite precipitation in hardwater lakes with multi-spectral remote sensing archives |
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Calcite precipitation is a common phenomenon in calcium-rich hardwater lakes during spring and summer, but the number and spatial distribution of lakes with calcite precipitation is unknown. This paper presents a remote sensing based method to observe calcite precipitation over large areas, which are an important prerequisite for a systematic monitoring and evaluation of restoration measurements. We use globally archived satellite remote sensing data for a retrospective systematic assessment of past multi-temporal calcite precipitation events. The database of this study consists of 205 data sets that comprise freely available Landsat and Sentinel 2 data acquired between 1998 and 2015 covering the Northeast German Plain. Calcite precipitation is automatically identified using the green spectra and the metric BGR area, the triangular area between the blue, green and red reflectance value. The validation is based on field measurements of CaCO3 concentrations at three selected lakes, Feldberger Haussee, Breiter Luzin and Schmaler Luzin. The classification accuracy (0.88) is highest for calcite concentrations ≥0.7 mg/L. False negative results are caused by the choice of a conservative classification threshold. False positive results can be explained by already increased calcite concentrations. We successfully transferred the developed method to 21 other hardwater lakes in Northeast Germany. The average duration of lakes with regular calcite precipitation is 37 days. The frequency of calcite precipitation reaches from single time detections up to detections nearly every year. False negative classification results and gaps in Landsat time series reduce the accuracy of frequency and duration monitoring, but in future the image density will increase by acquisitions of Sentinel-2a (and 2b). Our study tested successfully the transfer of the classification approach to Sentinel-2 images. Our study shows that 15 of the 24 lakes have at least one phase of calcite precipitation and all events occur between May and September. At the lakes Schmaler Luzin and Feldberger Haussee, we illustrated the influence of ecological restoration measures aiming at nutrient reduction in the lake water on calcite precipitation. Our study emphasizes the high variance of calcite precipitation in hardwater lakes: each lake has to be monitored individually, which is feasible using Landsat and Sentinel-2 time series. |
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calcium-rich hardwater lakes Landsat Time series analysis Sentinel 2 Northeast German Plain evaluation of ecological restoration measures |
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