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  <dc:contributor>Cyndy Loftin</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Steven A. Sader</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Ian M. McCullough</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2013</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The purpose of this manual is to support use of satellite-based remote sensing for statewide lake water-quality monitoring in Maine. The authors describe step-by-step methods that combine Landsat and MODIS satellite data with field-collected Secchi disk data for statewide assessment of lake water clarity. Landsat can be simul­taneously used to assess more than Maine 1,000 lakes ≥ 8 ha, whereas MODIS can be used to assess a maximum of 364 lakes ≥ 100 ha (250-m image resolution) or 83 lakes ≥ 400 ha (500-m image resolution). Although the methods were specifically developed for Maine, other states or non-Maine agen­cies may find these methods as useful starting points in developing their own protocols for regional remote lake monitoring.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>A manual for remote sensing of Maine lake clarity</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
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