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Investigating the Impact of Wildfires on Lake Water Quality Using Earth Observation Satellites

Rossana Caroni    
Monica Pinardi    
Gary Free    
Daniela Stroppiana    
Lorenzo Parigi    
Giulio Tellina    
Mariano Bresciani    
Clément Albergel and Claudia Giardino    

Resumen

A study was carried out to investigate the effects of wildfires on lake water quality using a source dataset of 2024 lakes worldwide, covering different lake types and ecological settings. Satellite-derived datasets (Lakes_cci and Fire_cci) were used and a Source Pathway Receptor approach applied which was conceptually represented by fires (burned area) as a source, precipitation/drought representing transport dynamics, and lakes as the ultimate receptor. This identified 106 lakes worldwide that are likely prone to be impacted by wildfires via a terrestrial pathway. Satellite-derived chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and turbidity variables were used as indicators to detect changes in lake water quality potentially induced by wildfires over a four-year period. The lakes with the largest catchment areas burned and characterized by regular annual fires were located in Africa. Evidence for a strong influence of wildfires was not found across the dataset examined, although clearer responses were seen for some individual lakes. However, among the hydro-morphological characteristics examined, lake depth was found to be significant in determining Chl-a concentration peaks which were higher in shallow and lower in deep lakes. Lake turbidity responses indicated a dependence on lake catchment and weather conditions. While wildfires are likely to contribute to the nutrient load of lakes as found in previous studies, it is possible that in many cases it is not a dominant pressure and that its manifestation as a signal in lake Chl-a or turbidity values depends to a large part on lake typology and catchment characteristics. Assessment of lake water quality changes six months after a fire showed that Chl-a concentrations either increased, decreased, or showed no changes in a similar number of lakes, indicating that a lake specific ecological and hydro-morphological context is important for understanding lake responses to wildfires.

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