Mapping of water constituents in high mountainous Lake Sevan (Armenia)

Abstract

Methods of remote sensing are increasingly common techniques for the support of environmental and commercial projects. Different sensors with different spatial and spectral characteristics and their combinations accumulate a convenient database for analysis of environmental parameters. The two Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometers (MODIS Aqua and Terra) acquire 2 complete coverages ofthe earth's surface per day. The Modular Inversion and Processing System (MIP; HEEGE & F!SCHER 2004, KISSELEV et al. 2005, MIKSA et al. 2006) allows the highly automated retrieval o f water constituents o f limnic habitats from remote sensing da ta. W e analyzed the seasonal development o f water constituents in the high mountainous Lake Sevan in 2006 by using the retrieval algorithms of MIP for data of sensor MODIS.