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  • National-scale, remotely sensed lake trophic state (LTS-US) 1984-2020
  • Meyer, Michael F; Research Geographer; U.S. Geological Survey
    Topp, Simon N; Research Physical Scientist; U.S. Geological Survey
    King, Tyler V; Hydrologist; U.S. Geological Survey
    Ladwig, Robert; Post Doctoral Researcher; Center for Limnology
    Pilla, Rachel M; Oak Ridge National Lab
    Dugan, Hilary A; Associate Professor; Center for Limnology
    Eggleston, Jack R; Branch Chief, Hydrologic Remote Sensing Branch; U.S. Geological Survey
    Hampton, Stephanie E; Deputy Director; Carnegie Institution for Science
    Leech, Dina M; Associate Professor; Longwood University
    Oleksy, Isabella A; Post Doctoral Researcher; University of Wyoming
    Ross, Jesse C; U.S. Geological Survey
    Ross, Matthew RV; Colorado State University
    Woolway, R Iestyn; Assistant Professor; Bangor University
    Yang, Xiao; Assistant Professor; Southern Methodist University
    Brousil, Matthew R; Colorado State University
    Fickas, Kate C; U.S. Geological Survey
    Padowski, Julie C; Washington State University
    Pollard, Amina I; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Ren, Jianning; Post Doctoral Researcher; University of Nevada - Reno
    Zwart, Jacob A; Research Data Scientist; U.S. Geological Survey
  • 2023-03-14
  • Meyer, M.F., S.N. Topp, T.V. King, R. Ladwig, R.M. Pilla, H.A. Dugan, J.R. Eggleston, S.E. Hampton, D.M. Leech, I.A. Oleksy, J.C. Ross, M.R. Ross, R.I. Woolway, X. Yang, M.R. Brousil, K.C. Fickas, J.C. Padowski, A.I. Pollard, J. Ren, and J.A. Zwart. 2023. National-scale, remotely sensed lake trophic state (LTS-US) 1984-2020 ver 2. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2024-12-27).
  • Lake trophic state is a key water quality property that integrates a lake’s physical, chemical, and biological processes. Despite the importance of trophic state as a gauge of lake water quality, standardized and machine readable observations are uncommon. Remote sensing presents an opportunity to detect and analyze lake trophic state with reproducible, robust methods across time and space. We used Landsat surface reflectance and lake morphometric data to create the first compendium of lake trophic state for more than 56,000 lakes of at least 10 ha in size throughout the contiguous United States from 1984 through 2020. The dataset was constructed with FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reproducible) in mind, where data are publicly available, relational keys from parent datasets are retained, and all data wrangling and modeling routines are scripted for future reuse. Together, this resource offers critical data to address basic and applied research questions about lake water quality at a suite of spatial and temporal scales.
  • N: 49.22      S: 24.55      E: -65.41      W: -125.54
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