Aquatic reflectance derived from Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imager data for inland waters in the conterminous United States
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Abstract
Satellite-based earth observation is a robust tool for tracking change in ecosystems. While terrestrially focused applications of remote sensing have empowered wide adoption for research and management, remote sensing of inland aquatic ecosystems remains comparably nascent. This divergence, in part, stems from the lack of standardized, accessible, and near real-time remotely sensed surface reflectance, atmospherically corrected for aquatic environments. To date, surface reflectance products at national scales and with minimal latency are typically designed exclusively for terrestrial environments. Rectifying this situation can be accomplished by applying aquatic-focused atmospheric correction algorithms independent of those used for terrestrial ecosystems. As a first step to filling this data gap, we present the first national scale, dynamically updated, analysis-ready, aquatic reflectance dataset for inland water derived from Sentinel-2 for the conterminous United States.
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Ducar, S.D., King, T.V., Meyer, M.F., Hundt, S.A., Ball, G.P., Hafen, K.C., Avouris, D., Wakefield, B., Stengel, V.G., and Vanhellemont, Q., 2026, Aquatic reflectance derived from Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imager data for inland waters in the conterminous United States: Limnology and Oceanography Letters, v. 11, no. 2, e70112, 17 p., https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.70112.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Aquatic reflectance derived from Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imager data for inland waters in the conterminous United States |
| Series title | Limnology and Oceanography Letters |
| DOI | 10.1002/lol2.70112 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication Date | February 22, 2026 |
| Year Published | 2026 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography |
| Contributing office(s) | Idaho Water Science Center |
| Description | e70112, 17 p. |
| Country | United States |
| Other Geospatial | conterminous United States |