A Comparison of Suspended Solids and Turbidity retrieval from MODIS and MERIS imagery in the Three Gorges Dam Area, China

摘要

The aim of this work is to evaluate turbidity magnitude and total suspended matter (TSM) concentrations of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China, applying different retrieval algorithms to satellite imagery (MOD09GQ and MERIS FRS L2) 250 m: turbidity and TSM values retrieved from the satellite scenes were correlated to discharge values measured daily on the ground, leading to relations between TSM and discharge. Applying the obtained relations to the discharge dataset made possible to have daily estimations of TSM values even for the days for which satellite scenes were lacking. The estimations from the various retrieval algorithms and sediment discharge values were compared with literature values of solid discharge measured on the ground.