Calibration, parameterization and application of MERIS water constituent algorithms for perialpine lakes

The applicability of MERIS data for the retrieval of water constituent concentrations in oligo- to mesotrophic perialpine lakes is demonstrated by means of two different algorithms. The C2R algorithm is an easily applicable neural network processor which is bound to MERIS data. The MIP algorithm is a complex, coupled inversion program, which can be used with a variety of remote sensing sensors, but requires extensive parameterization. Both algorithms were applied with the ICOL adjacency effect correction. C2R's potential for automatic processing of large data quantities is validated in a time series study with water quality monitoring data. Individual C2R image products are then compared to MIP, which will allow for an extended comparison with new APEX imaging spectrometry data in the near future.