TP Concentration Inversion and Pollution Sources in Nanyi Lake Based on Landsat 8 Data and InVEST Model

Lei Ding (), Cuicui Qi, Geng Li and Weiqing Zhang
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Lei Ding: School of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China
Cuicui Qi: Anhui Environmental Science Research Institute, Hefei 230071, China
Geng Li: School of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China
Weiqing Zhang: School of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230601, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient in freshwater ecosystems. Therefore, it is of great significance to use remote sensing technology to estimate the Total phosphorus (TP) concentration in the lake body and identify the contribution of TP inflow load in the surrounding area of the lake body. In this study, two main frameworks (empirical method and machine learning algorithm) for TP estimation are proposed and applied to the development of the Nanyi Lake algorithm. Based on the remote sensing data and ground monitoring data, the results obtained by the two main algorithms are compared to explore whether the machine learning algorithm has better performance than the empirical method in the TP inversion prediction of Nanyi Lake. The Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model was used to simulate the TP inflow load in the Nanyi Lake Basin and determine the key pollution source areas. The results show that the accuracy of the machine learning algorithm is higher than that of the empirical method and has better performance. Among the four machine learning algorithms—support vector machines (SVR), artificial neural network (BP), extreme gradient boosting algorithm (XGBoost) and random forest regression (RF)—the TP concentration inversion model established by the XGBoost algorithm is more accurate and has strong spatiotemporal heterogeneity. The simulation results in the southern and northeastern parts of the Nanyi Lake Basin contribute the most to the pollution load of the lake area, and the simulation results can provide direction for the effective prevention and control of Nanyi Lake, help to further effectively identify the key source areas of TP pollution in the water body of Nanyi Lake, and provide a meaningful scientific reference for water quality monitoring and management, to comprehensively improve the water quality of Nanyi Lake.

Keywords: direct derivation algorithm; machine learning; remote sensing inversion; TP; Nanyi Lake; InVEST model; key source areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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