Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 19, 2023
Abstract
Eutrophication
has
become
a
recurrent
concern
in
reservoirs
worldwide.
This
problem
is
intensified
tropical
semiarid
regions,
where
the
have
high
seasonal
and
annual
variability
of
water
level
volume.
Therefore,
an
extensive
understanding
diel
variation
quality
key-parameters
can
help
improve
management
such
reservoirs.
study
focuses
on
Castanhão
reservoir,
largest
multipurpose
dam
Brazilian
semiarid.
Its
main
uses
are
irrigation,
fish
farming,
human
supply.
The
reservoir
faced
decline
due
to
prolonged
drought
period.
While
previous
research
predominantly
emphasized
dynamics
thermal
chemical
stratification,
our
investigation
provides
assessments
multiple
parameters,
including
nutrient
concentrations
phytoplankton
abundance.
Our
primary
objective
compare
variations
stratification
distribution
within
reservoir.
Key
findings
reveal
cycle
primarily
during
dry
season,
driven
by
higher
wind
speeds.
corroborated
significant
negative
correlation
between
speed
relative
column
stability
index.
In
contrast,
rainy
experiences
continuous
inflowing
being
warmer
than
reservoir’s
temperature.
Notably,
total
phosphorus
chlorophyll-a,
along
with
two-fold
increase
this
throughout
day
underscores
influence
community
variation.
Chemical
dissolved
oxygen
occurred
seasons,
indicating
that
even
there
no
inflow,
internal
loading
also
significantly
impact
advances
reservoirs,
shedding
light
both
climatic
anthropogenic
influences
resources.
Eutrophication,
a
global
concern,
impacts
water
quality,
ecosystems,
and
human
health.
It’s
crucial
to
monitor
algal
blooms
in
freshwater
reservoirs,
as
they
indicate
the
trophic
condition
of
waterbody
through
Chlorophyll-a
(Chla)
concentration.
Traditional
monitoring
methods,
however,
are
expensive
time-consuming.
Addressing
this
hindrance,
we
developed
models
using
remotely
sensed
data
from
Sentinel-2
satellite
for
large-scale
coverage,
including
its
bands
spectral
indexes,
estimate
Chla
concentration
on
149
reservoirs
state
Ceará,
Brazil.
Several
machine
learning
models,
k-nearest
neighbours,
random
forests,
extreme
gradient
boosting,
least
absolute
shrinkage,
group
method
handling
(GMDH),
support
vector
were
trained
tested.
A
stepwise
approach
determined
best
subset
input
parameters.
The
best-performing
model
was
GMDH,
achieving
an
R2
0.91
RMSE
20.38
mg/L,
which
is
value
consistent
with
ones
found
literature.
Nevertheless,
predicted
values
most
sensitive
red,
green,
near
infra-red
bands.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 19, 2023
Abstract
Eutrophication
has
become
a
recurrent
concern
in
reservoirs
worldwide.
This
problem
is
intensified
tropical
semiarid
regions,
where
the
have
high
seasonal
and
annual
variability
of
water
level
volume.
Therefore,
an
extensive
understanding
diel
variation
quality
key-parameters
can
help
improve
management
such
reservoirs.
study
focuses
on
Castanhão
reservoir,
largest
multipurpose
dam
Brazilian
semiarid.
Its
main
uses
are
irrigation,
fish
farming,
human
supply.
The
reservoir
faced
decline
due
to
prolonged
drought
period.
While
previous
research
predominantly
emphasized
dynamics
thermal
chemical
stratification,
our
investigation
provides
assessments
multiple
parameters,
including
nutrient
concentrations
phytoplankton
abundance.
Our
primary
objective
compare
variations
stratification
distribution
within
reservoir.
Key
findings
reveal
cycle
primarily
during
dry
season,
driven
by
higher
wind
speeds.
corroborated
significant
negative
correlation
between
speed
relative
column
stability
index.
In
contrast,
rainy
experiences
continuous
inflowing
being
warmer
than
reservoir’s
temperature.
Notably,
total
phosphorus
chlorophyll-a,
along
with
two-fold
increase
this
throughout
day
underscores
influence
community
variation.
Chemical
dissolved
oxygen
occurred
seasons,
indicating
that
even
there
no
inflow,
internal
loading
also
significantly
impact
advances
reservoirs,
shedding
light
both
climatic
anthropogenic
influences
resources.