Remote sensing techniques have been widely applied to capture spatial/temporal information for water resource
studies and they provide great useful information for keeping the managements and sustainable developments of
aquatic ecosystems. Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, is located at the southern bank of the middle
Yangtze River, and the high water quality makes it an important international wetland, allowing its ecosystem to
provide significant benefits to the society. This paper aims to review recent applications of remote sensing techniques
on capturing spatial/temporal information for water resource studies in Poyang Lake. The Poyang Lake and remote
sensing techniques are briefly introduced first. Then the applications of remote sensing techniques on the studies of
water level, water area, flooding disaster, water quality (e.g. water clarity and suspended sediment concentration) and
eutrophication of Poyang Lake are reviewed. Finally some potential applications of remote sensing techniques on
Poyang Lake and conclusion are summarized. It is hoped that this paper might provide necessary and integrated
information for the researchers to understand the applications of remote sensing techniques in the water resource studies and to establish foundation for their further studies in Poyang Lake.
There are pronounced spatial-temporal patterns in water turbidity in Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve (NNR),
China. A most suitable empirical model validated by the field data between Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) reflectance and Secchi Disk Depth (SDD) selected as the indicator of water turbidity is used
to map the spatio-temporal dynamics. High water transparency values are observed during the summer season, while the
most turbid situations always occur in winter. In different years, the trend is similar while the occurrence of detailed
peaks is a little different in the same lake. Comparing the situation in different seasons, the most turbid places show in
different directions. Different lakes have their specific situations. The turbidity difference in the low-water season is less
than the varying in the other seasons. Statistical methods were used to quantify the influence of factors such as water
level, wind speed, temperature and rainfall. Further statistic analysis is used to judge the accuracy of the model. Some
ancillary environmental factors which can also play a role such as fishing, dredging, vegetation and bird's influence are
analyzed by theoretical deduction, supported by field investigations and historical data.
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