title: Assimilation of satellite data to 3D hydrodynamic model of Lake Säkylän Pyhäjärvi.
abstract: To analyze the applicability of direct insertion of total suspended matter (TSM) concentration field based on turbidity derived from satellite data to numerical simulation, dispersion studies of suspended matter in Lake Säkylän Pyhäjärvi (lake area 154 km²; mean depth 5.4 m) were conducted using the 3D COHERENS simulation model. To evaluate the practicality of direct insertion, five cases with different initialization frequencies were conducted: (1) every time, when satellite data were available; (2) every 10 days; (3) 20 days; (4) 30 days; and (5) control run without repeated initialization. To determine the effectiveness of initialization frequency, three methods of comparison were used: simple spatial differences of TSM concentration without biomass in the lake surface layer; averaged spatial differences between initialization data and the forecasts; and time series of TSM concentration and observation data at 1 m depth at the deepest point of the lake. Results showed that direct insertion improves the forecast significantly, even if it is applied less often.
authors: Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1, Ohtsuka, Bunkyoku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan E-mail: mano.akiko@ocha.ac.jp.
authors: Akiko
authors: A
authors: Mano
authors: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, SF00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Olli
authors: O
authors: Malve
authors: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, SF00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Sampsa
authors: S
authors: Koponen
authors: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, SF00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Kari
authors: K
authors: Kallio
authors: Finnish Environment Institute, P.O. Box 140, SF00251 Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Antti
authors: A
authors: Taskinen
authors: Finnish Environment Institute, Technopolis, Survontie 9, 40500 Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors: Janne
authors: J
authors: Ropponen
authors: Finnish Environment Institute, Technopolis, Survontie 9, 40500 Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors: Janne
authors: J
authors: Juntunen
authors: Finnish Environment Institute, Technopolis, Survontie 9, 40500 Jyväskylä, Finland.
authors: Ninni
authors: N
authors: Liukko
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005068:Eutrophication; D005387:Finland; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D060106:Lakes / Q000032:analysis*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology; D018531:Spacecraft; D060753:Water Quality