Monitoring Water Diversity and Water Quality with Remote Sensing and Traits

Angela Lausch, Lutz Bannehr, Stella A. Berger, Erik Borg, Jan Bumberger, Jorg M. Hacker, Thomas Heege, Michael Hupfer, András Jung, Katja Kuhwald, Natascha Oppelt, Marion Pause, Franziska Schrodt, Peter Selsam, Fabian von Trentini, Michael Vohland, Cornelia Glässer

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Abstract

Changes and disturbances to water diversity and quality are complex and multi-scale in space and time. Although in situ methods provide detailed point information on the condition of water bodies, they are of limited use for making area-based monitoring over time, as aquatic ecosystems are extremely dynamic. Remote sensing (RS) provides methods and data for the cost-effective, comprehensive, continuous and standardised monitoring of characteristics and changes in characteristics of water diversity and water quality from local and regional scales to the scale of entire continents. In order to apply and better understand RS techniques and their derived spectral indicators in monitoring water diversity and quality, this study defines five characteristics of water diversity and quality that can be monitored using RS. These are the diversity of water traits, the diversity of water genesis, the structural diversity of water, the taxonomic diversity of water and the functional diversity of water. It is essential to record the diversity of water traits to derive the other four characteristics of water diversity from RS. Furthermore, traits are the only and most important interface between in situ and RS monitoring approaches. The monitoring of these five characteristics of water diversity and water quality using RS technologies is presented in detail and discussed using numerous examples. Finally, current and future developments are presented to advance monitoring using RS and the trait approach in modelling, prediction and assessment as a basis for successful monitoring and management strategies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2425
Number of pages47
JournalRemote Sensing
Volume16
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2024

Keywords

  • earth observation
  • remote sensing
  • traits
  • water diversity
  • water functional diversity
  • water genesis diversity
  • water quality
  • water structural diversity
  • water taxonomic diversity
  • water trait diversity

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