Analysis of lake change using landsat 7 ETM+: A case study in Lake Enriquillo

Sang Min Kim, Joon Heo

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Abstract

Lake Enriquillo is the largest lake in the Dominican Republic. It is one of only a few saltwater lakes in the world. The lake ecosystem shows the unique species of iguana the "Ricord", and is a habitat for many kinds of birds, animals and plants and a large range of others. The Lake Enriquillo covers an area of 265 km 2 and water level varies because of a combination of storm and high evaporation rate. In the present study, we examined the Characteristic of lake water body difference in the Enriquillo using 2 Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) imageries over a 6 years period. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Modified Normalized Difference Water Index (MNDWI) methods were used to detect changed lake water body and bare soil ground cover. The result shows that remote sensing data can provide efficient information to support the lake ecosystem management.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication32nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2011, ACRS 2011
Pages2322-2323
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event32nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2011, ACRS 2011 - Tapei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 2011 Oct 32011 Oct 7

Publication series

Name32nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2011, ACRS 2011
Volume4

Other

Other32nd Asian Conference on Remote Sensing 2011, ACRS 2011
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTapei
Period11/10/311/10/7

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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