Abstract
ABSTRACTObservations by satellite sensors provide data on inland water systems at spatial and temporal coverage superior to current monitoring programmes. We derived an empirical relationship for Secchi depth using in situ data from eight lakes and data from the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper, Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus and Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager between 1999 and 2018 in the Rotorua Lakes Region in New Zealand. This relationship was then applied to all Landsat data of 23 lakes in that region. A trend analysis on annual and summertime averages of Secchi depth revealed several statistically significant and positive trends, indicating improving water clarity. Our trends were in agreement with those based on in situ observations illustrating the opportunities of remote sensing time series data for lake monitoring and management.
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