National Aeronautics and Space Administration Utilizing NASA Satellite Data to Detect Harmful Algal Blooms in the Western Basin of Lake Erie L AKE E RIE W ATER R ESOURCES  Oliwia Baney (Project Lead)  Å se Mitchell  Chippie Kislik  Juan Torres-Perez  Chase Mueller

 Increasing lake temperatures  Increasing Phosphorus runoff  More Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) events  Risk to freshwater resource (Toledo, OH) Community Concerns Image Credit: Dineshraj Goomany

Western Basin of Lake Erie Study Area Image Credit: NOAA Image Credit: NASA Image Credit: Gerry Tuchodi

Partners  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ( NGA )  University of Toledo ( U of T )  National Center of Water Quality Research ( NCWQR ) Image Credit: Mike Boening

Objectives  Derive Indices  FAI  TI  Validate indices  Vs. in-situ data  Document workflow  Statistical comparison  In-situ vs. remotely- sensed data Image Credit: Andrea Pokrywinski

 NASA Earth observations: Project Methodology Landsat 8 OLI Terra MODIS Hyper Spectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean: HICO aboard the International Space Station

Project Methodology IFYLE: Chlorophyll A (ug/L) Total Suspended Matter (mg/L) NOAA GLERL: Relative Fluorescence Units (RFU) Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU) Image Credit: NOAA

Satellite Data Corresponding to In-situ Data  Temporal Range: Satellite Data Corresponding to In-situ Data Project Methodology

Satellite Data  Indices of Interest: Satellite Data Project Methodology 1.Floating Algal (FAI) 2. Turbidity Index (TI) Image Credit: NOAA/NCCOS TI

In-situ Data  Indices of Interest: In-situ Data Project Methodology 1.Chlorophyll A (Algal Count: ug/L or RFU) 2. Turbidity (TSM or NTU)

Spatial Statistics  Analysis: Spatial Statistics Project Methodology R-squared values R-squared values Residual Analysis Residual Analysis

 Satellite Results Results Results Placeholder Buoy Station Visual Composite (Enhanced) Terra MODIS – August 9 th, 2005

 R-Squared Values: Floating Algal Index Results

 Satellite vs. In-situ Data (FAI) Results Discussion Placeholder Floating Algal Index Terra MODIS – August 9 th, 2005 Buoy Point – Residual Analysis

 R-Squared Values: Turbidity Index Results MODIS Turbidity Index Values

 Satellite vs. In-situ Data (TI) Results Terra MODIS – August 9 th, 2005 Normalized Turbidity Index Buoy Point - Residual Analysis

 In-Situ Analysis: Results

 MODIS FAI Analysis:

Results  MODIS Turbidity Analysis: TI

 Landsat 8 FAI Analysis: Results

 Landsat 8 Turbidity Analysis: TI

 HICO FAI Analysis: Results

 HICO Turbidity Analysis: Results HICO Turbidity Index Values

 Remote Sensing vs. Satellite Data Conclusions Image credit: Tom Archer Image credit: NOAAImage Credit: Bruce Irving Image Credit: NASA

 Benefits of Research Conclusions Benefits of Research Placeholder

 Utilize FAI & TI in the Southern Gulf of Mexico  Run SWAT Model (Grijalva-Usumacinta River Basin)  Identify sources of nutrient & sediment loading  Create 10 year time-series trend analysis of Chl, SST, CDOM & PAR Continued Work Image Credit: EDrost88

Acknowledgements This material is based upon work supported by NASA through contract NNL11AA00B and cooperative agreement NNX14AB60A.  Dr. Laura Johnson & Dr. Rem Confesor National Center of Water Quality Research (NCWQR)  Dr. Ricky Becker & Dr. Kevin Czajkowski University of Toledo (UT)  Dr. Cindy Schmidt & Sherry Palacios  Andrew Nguyen DEVELOP National Program  Amber Brooks DEVELOP National Program  Dave Ullrich Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (GLSLCI) Bay Area Environmental Research Institute (BAERI) – National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) Image Credit: NASA