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Geospatial analysis of spatiotemporal patterns of pH, total suspended sediment and chlorophyll-a on the Amazon floodplain

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We applied spatial data analysis and geostatistical procedures to pH, total suspended sediment and chlorophyll-a concentration data gathered on an Amazon floodplain lake. Variographic analysis and ordinary kriging interpolation were used to identify and describe spatiotemporal patterns of variability in these parameters, which are relevant to understand the dynamics of water circulation on the floodplain lake. In spite of the complexity of the processes underlying the spatiotemporal patterns, this approach demonstrated that the heterogeneity in the seasonal water composition is forced not only by the Amazon River flood pulse, but also by the lake bottom topography and the wind intensity.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) for funding all fieldwork campaigns (Process 2003/06999-8), and Geoma Network and the NASA LBA-LC-07 program for additional support. We would also like to thank Mr. Marco Aurélio Carvalho and Ms. Hilcéa Ferreira for the English revision and Mr. Flaurindo Rego and his crew for their kind assistance during the fieldwork. This research complies with the current laws of Brazil.

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  1. Coordenação de Observação da Terra, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Avenida dos Astronautas, 1758, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, CEP, 12227-010, Brazil

    Cláudio Clemente Faria Barbosa & Evlyn Márcia Leão de Moraes Novo

  2. Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA

    John M. Melack

  3. Institute for Computational Earth System Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA

    Mary Gastil-Buhl

  4. Departamento de Geografia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Faixa de Camobi, km 9, Campus Universitário, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP, 97105-900, Brazil

    Waterloo Pereira Filho

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Barbosa, C.C.F., de Moraes Novo, E.M.L., Melack, J.M. et al. Geospatial analysis of spatiotemporal patterns of pH, total suspended sediment and chlorophyll-a on the Amazon floodplain. Limnology 11, 155–166 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-009-0305-5

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