Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors

Study region: The Honghu Lake (HHL) and Changhu Lake (CHL) in middle China. Study focus: Large-scale and high-precision estimation of water quality parameters (WQPs) is critical in explaining the spatiotemporal dynamics and clarifying their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors. Six mac...

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Main Authors: Wentong Hu, Donghao Miao, Chi Zhang, Zixian He, Wenquan Gu, Dongguo Shao
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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author Wentong Hu
Donghao Miao
Chi Zhang
Zixian He
Wenquan Gu
Dongguo Shao
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Donghao Miao
Chi Zhang
Zixian He
Wenquan Gu
Dongguo Shao
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description Study region: The Honghu Lake (HHL) and Changhu Lake (CHL) in middle China. Study focus: Large-scale and high-precision estimation of water quality parameters (WQPs) is critical in explaining the spatiotemporal dynamics and clarifying their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors. Six machine learning models optimized by intelligent optimization algorithms (IOA-ML) were developed to retrieve WQPs using paired in situ measurements and near-synchronous Sentinel-2 reflectance (Rrs). Furthermore, the response of pixel-based WQPs to short-term hydrometeorological factors were explored by generalized additive model (GAM). New hydrological insights for the region: The results showed that Rrs curves were significantly correlated with WQPs concentration, which provided a solid foundation for WQPs retrieval. The best IOA-ML model for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and permanganate index (CODMn) was extreme gradient boosting optimized by genetic algorithm (GA-XGB), while that for dissolved oxygen (DO) and turbidity was categorical boosting regression optimized by GA (GA-CBR). Coefficient of determination (R2) of the best retrieval models for the test sets of TP, TN, turbidity, CODMn and DO were 0.545, 0.418, 0.794, 0.798, and 0.653, respectively. The best retrieval models were applied to two big inland lakes and revealed that TP, TN, CODMn, and turbidity in HHL increased rapidly from 2016 to 2022, especially during 2021–2022. 81.4 %-91.5 % of the WQPs variations in HHL and 63.4 %-92 % in CHL can be explained by hydrometeorological factors.
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spelling doaj-art-0acd7c042453441c8f8a41f23d80df332025-01-22T05:42:05ZengElsevierJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies2214-58182025-02-0157102118Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factorsWentong Hu0Donghao Miao1Chi Zhang2Zixian He3Wenquan Gu4Dongguo Shao5State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaCorresponding authors.; State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaCorresponding authors.; State Key Laboratory of Water Resources Engineering and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaStudy region: The Honghu Lake (HHL) and Changhu Lake (CHL) in middle China. Study focus: Large-scale and high-precision estimation of water quality parameters (WQPs) is critical in explaining the spatiotemporal dynamics and clarifying their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors. Six machine learning models optimized by intelligent optimization algorithms (IOA-ML) were developed to retrieve WQPs using paired in situ measurements and near-synchronous Sentinel-2 reflectance (Rrs). Furthermore, the response of pixel-based WQPs to short-term hydrometeorological factors were explored by generalized additive model (GAM). New hydrological insights for the region: The results showed that Rrs curves were significantly correlated with WQPs concentration, which provided a solid foundation for WQPs retrieval. The best IOA-ML model for total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), and permanganate index (CODMn) was extreme gradient boosting optimized by genetic algorithm (GA-XGB), while that for dissolved oxygen (DO) and turbidity was categorical boosting regression optimized by GA (GA-CBR). Coefficient of determination (R2) of the best retrieval models for the test sets of TP, TN, turbidity, CODMn and DO were 0.545, 0.418, 0.794, 0.798, and 0.653, respectively. The best retrieval models were applied to two big inland lakes and revealed that TP, TN, CODMn, and turbidity in HHL increased rapidly from 2016 to 2022, especially during 2021–2022. 81.4 %-91.5 % of the WQPs variations in HHL and 63.4 %-92 % in CHL can be explained by hydrometeorological factors.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581824004671Water quality parameters retrievalIOA-ML modelsSpatiotemporal dynamicsGeneralized additive modelHydrometeorological factors
spellingShingle Wentong Hu
Donghao Miao
Chi Zhang
Zixian He
Wenquan Gu
Dongguo Shao
Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Water quality parameters retrieval
IOA-ML models
Spatiotemporal dynamics
Generalized additive model
Hydrometeorological factors
title Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors
title_full Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors
title_fullStr Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors
title_full_unstemmed Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors
title_short Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors
title_sort retrieval of water quality parameters based on ioa ml models and their response to short term hydrometeorological factors
topic Water quality parameters retrieval
IOA-ML models
Spatiotemporal dynamics
Generalized additive model
Hydrometeorological factors
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581824004671
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