Pearson correlation between brine concentration of ß-carotene (mg/L) and normalized difference NIR-SWIR index in ponds 8 and 11, depended on time passed between sampling and snapshot (linear fit drawn for 3 days interval)

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Komaristaya V., Bezrodnova O., Rudas A. A remote sensing approach to assess algal beta-carotene content in solar salt evaporation ponds / Proceedings of the conference "GIS-Forum-2018" (Kharkiv, 14-16 March 2018). - Issue 2. - V.N. Karazin KhNU, 2018. - P. 42-45.

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Mar 2018

Viktoriia Komarysta
Olga Bezrodnova
Alexander Rudas

The present research attempts to calibrate satellite images against field data on D. salina ß-carotene concentration expressed per 1 L of brine. We found the empirical relation between ß-carotene quantity and the index based on two infrared reflectance bands (NIR and SWIR).