SpringerLink
Log in

Semi-analytical prediction of Secchi depth transparency in Lake Kasumigaura using MERIS data

  • Research paper
  • Published:
Limnology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

To investigate the long-term trend of light conditions in Lake Kasumigaura (a shallow eutrophic lake with high turbidity) in Japan, 215 images of MERIS data from the period 2003–2012 were processed at four stations using a semi-analytical algorithm to retrieve their inherent optical properties after atmospheric correction. Previously obtained Secchi depths (SDs) were somewhat underestimated by the proposed algorithms, and the ratio of the predicted SD to the measured SD changed with the ratio of tripton to chlorophyll a. A submodel was then built describing the ratio of scattering to backscattering based on the ratio of tripton to chlorophyll a (a trend supported by a number of previous reports) and applied to the prediction of SD in this lake. The model showed a gradually increasing trend at all stations in the predicted SD over the period, which was validated by the observations. The relationship between the measured and predicted SDs within a 2-day period was scattered, but showed a positive correlation at a significant level. In addition, this proposed method with the submodel describing the ratio of scattering to backscattering was applied to in situ reflectance spectra, and a correlation at a significant level was confirmed between the measured and predicted SDs.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
EUR 32.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or Ebook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price includes VAT (Spain)

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Arai H, Fukushima T (2014) Impacts of long-term increase in silicon concentration on diatom blooms in Lake Kasumigaura, Japan. Int J Limnol 50:335–346

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Arai H, Fukushima T, Komatsu K (2012) Increase in silicon concentrations and release from suspended solids and bottom sediments in Lake Kasumigaura, Japan. Limnology 13(1):81–95

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Bailey SW, Werdell PJ (2006) A multi-sensor approach for the on-orbit validation of ocean color satellite data products. Remote Sens Environ 102:12–23

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bowers DG, Hill PS, Braithwaite KM (2014) The effect of particulate organic content on the remote sensing of marine suspended sediments. Remote Sens Environ 144:172–178

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chen Z, Muller-Karger FE, Hu C (2007) Remote sensing of water clarity in Tampa Bay. Remote Sens Environ 109(2):249–259

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Davies-Colley RJ (1988) Measuring water clarity with a black disc. Limnol Oceanogr 33(4):616–623

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Doron M, Babin M, Mangin A, Hembise O (2007) Estimation of light penetration, and horizontal and vertical visibility in oceanic and coastal waters from surface reflectance. J Geophys Res Oceans 112(C6):C06003

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Doron M, Babin M, Hembise O, Mangin A, Garnesson P (2011) Ocean transparency from space: validation of algorithms using MERIS, MODIS and SeaWiFS data. Remote Sens Environ 115(12):2986–3001

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • ESA’s Link to Earth Observation (EOLi) (2014) Available online: http://earth.esa.int/EOLi/EOLi.html. Accessed on 1 March 2014

  • Fukushima T, Arai H (2015) Regime shifts observed in Lake Kasumigaura, a large shallow lake in Japan: analysis of a 40-year limnological record. Lakes Reserv Res Manag 20(1):54–68

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fukushima T, Kawamura S, Seki T, Onda Y, Imai A, Matsushige K (2005) Why has Lake Kasumigaura become turbid? In: Jones J (ed) International association of theoretical and applied limnology, proceedings 29:732–737

  • Fukushima T, Matsushita B, Oyama Y, Yoshimura K, Yang W, Terrel M, Kawamura S, Takegahara A (2016) Semi-analytical prediction of Secchi depth using remote-sensing reflectance for lakes with a wide range of turbidity. Hydrobiologia 780(1):5–20

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gordon HR, Wang MH (1994) Retrieval of water-leaving radiance and aerosol optical thickness over the oceans with SeaWiFS: a preliminary algorithm. Appl Opt 33(3):443–452

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Han L, Jordan KJ (2005) Estimating and map** chlorophyll-a concentration in Pensacola Bay, Florida, using Landsat ETM + data. Int J Remote Sens 26:5245–5254

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • IOCCG (2006) Remote sensing of inherent optical properties: fundamentals, tests of algorithms, and applications. In: Lee ZP (ed) Reports of the International Ocean-Colour Coordinating Group No. 5. Dartmouth, NS

  • Ishikawa T, Tanaka M, Koseki M (1989) On the influence of diurnal stratification on water quality in a shallow lake. J JSCE 411/II-12:247–254 (In Japanese with an English abstract)

  • Jaelani LM, Matsushita B, Yang W, Fukushima T (2015) An improved atmospheric correction algorithm for applying MERIS data to very turbid inland waters. Int J Appl Earth Obs 39:128–141

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kirk JTO (1984) Dependence of relationship between inherent and apparent optical properties of water on solar altitude. Limnol Oceanogr 29(2):350–356

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Koenings JP, Edmundson JA (1991) Secchi disk and photometer estimates of light regimes in Alaskan lakes: effects of yellow color and turbidity. Limnol Oceanogr 36(1):91–105

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Koponen S, Pulliainen J, Kallio K, Hallikainen M (2002) Lake water quality classification with airborne hyperspectral spectrometer and simulated MERIS data. Remote Sens Environ 79(1):51–59

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lee ZP, Du KP, Arnone R (2005) A model for the diffuse attenuation coefficient of downwelling irradiance. J Geophys Res Oceans 110:C02016

    Google Scholar 

  • Lee ZP, Lubac B, Werdell J, Arnone R (2009) An update of the quasi-analytical algorithm (QAA_v5). Available online: http://www.ioccg.org/groups/Software_OCA/QAA_v5.pdf]. Accessed on 20 Oct 2014

  • Loisel H, Meriaux X, Berthon J-F, Poteau A (2007) Investigation of the optical backscattering to scattering ratio of marine particles in relation to their biogeochemical composition in the eastern English Channel and southern North Sea. Limnol Oceanogr 52(2):739–752

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mancino G, Nole 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 Biogeosci For 2:154–161

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Matsushita B, Jaelani LM, Yang W, Oyama Y, Fukushima T (2015) Long-term monitoring of chlorophyll-a concentration in Lake Kasumigaura using MERIS data. J Remote Sens Soc Jpn 35(3):129–139 (in Japanese with English abstract)

    Google Scholar 

  • Mobley CD, Gentili B, Gordon HR, ** ZH, Kattawar GW, Morel A, Reinersman P, Stamnes K, Stavn RH (1993) Comparison of numerical models for computing underwater light fields. Appl Opt 32(36):7484–7504

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Morel A (1974) Optical properties of pure water and pure sea water. In: Jerlov NG, Steeman E (eds) Optical aspects of oceanography. Academic, London, pp 1–24

    Google Scholar 

  • Muraoka K, Fukushima T (1986) On the box model for prediction of water quality in eutrophic lakes. Ecol Model 31(1–4):221–236

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Nakamura K, Aizaki M (2016) Effect of suspended solid on light attenuation in the shallow and turbid Lake Kasumigaura, Japan: long-term variation of the light attenuation mechanism. Jpn J Limnol 77:13–23 (in Japanese with English abstract)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • National Institute for Environmental Studies (2016) Lake Kasumigaura Database, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan. Available online: http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/gem/moni-e/inter/GEMS/database/kasumi/index.html. Accessed on 1 March 2016

  • Nelson SAC, Soranno PA, Cheruvelil KS, Batzli S, Skole DL (2003) Regional assessment of lake water clarity using satellite remote sensing. J Limnol 62(supple. 1):27–32

  • Preisendorfer RW (1986) Secchi disc science—visual optics of natural waters. Limnol Oceanogr 31(5):909–926

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • SeaWiFS Data Analysis System (2016) available online: https://seadas.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Accessed on 1 March 2016

  • Seki T, Fukushima T, Imai A, Matsushige K (2006) Turbidity increase and sediment resuspension in Lake Kasumigaura. J JSCE 811/VII-38:149–161 (In Japanese with an English abstract)

  • Shi K, Li Y, Zhang Y, Li L, Lv H, Song K (2014) Optical scattering properties of organic-rich and inorganic-rich particles in inland waters. J Great Lakes Res 40(2):308–316

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Takami S (2011) Light measurement in ecological studies. Clim Biosph 11:A1–A7 (in Japanese)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Terrel MM, Fukushima T, Matsushita B, Yoshimura K, Imai A (2012) Long-term light environment variability in Lake Biwa and Lake Kasumigaura, Japan: modeling approach. Limnology 13:237–252

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Twardowski MS, Boss E, Macdonald JB, Pegau WS, Barnard AH, Zaneveld JRV (2001) A model for estimating bulk refractive index from the optical backscattering ratio and the implications for understanding particle composition in case I and case II waters. J Geophys Res Ocean 106(C7):14129–14142

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tyler JE (1968) Secchi depth. Limnol Oceanogr 13(1):1–6

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Whitmire AL, Boss E, Cowles TJ, Pegau WS (2007) Spectral variability of the particulate backscattering ratio. Opt Express 15(11):7019–7031

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Yang W, Matsushita B, Chen J, Fukushima T (2011) Estimating constituent concentrations in case II waters from MERIS satellite data by semi-analytical model optimizing and look-up tables. Remote Sens Environ 115(5):1247–1259

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang W, Matsushita B, Chen J, Yoshimura K, Fukushima T (2013) Retrieval of inherent optical properties for turbid inland waters from remote-sensing reflectance. IEEE Trans Geosci Remote 51(6):3761–3773

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang W, Matsushita B, Chen J, Yoshimura K, Fukushima T (2014) Application of a semi-analytical algorithm to remotely estimate diffuse attenuation coefficient in turbid inland waters. IEEE Geosci Remote Sci 11(6):1046–1050

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang W, Matsushita B, Yoshimura K, Chen J, Fukushima T (2015) A modified semi-analytical algorithm for remotely estimating euphotic zone depth in turbid inland waters. IEEE J Sel Top Appl 8(4):1545–1554

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

This research was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan (Nos. 23404015 and 26281039), the Global Environment Research Fund (S9-4) of the Ministry of Environment, Japan, and the River Fund (27-1271-001) in charge of The River Foundation, Japan. Monitoring data on SD were provided by the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). We express our appreciation to 2 anonymous reviewers for constructive criticisms on earlier versions of the manuscript.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Graduate School of Life and Environmental Studies, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8572, Japan

    Takehiko Fukushima & Bunkei Matsushita

  2. Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan

    Wei Yang

  3. Department of Geomatics Engineering, Institut Technologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia

    Lalu Muhamad Jaelani

Authors
  1. Takehiko Fukushima
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Bunkei Matsushita
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Wei Yang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Lalu Muhamad Jaelani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Takehiko Fukushima.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Additional information

Handling Editor: Hidekatsu Yamazaki.

Electronic supplementary material

Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.

Supplementary material 1 (PDF 11 kb)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Fukushima, T., Matsushita, B., Yang, W. et al. Semi-analytical prediction of Secchi depth transparency in Lake Kasumigaura using MERIS data. Limnology 19, 89–100 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-017-0521-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-017-0521-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation