Total suspended matter (TSM) concentrations were derived from ocean colour imagery (MERIS data) in Minas Basin. Analysis of time series of TSM in 1-km2 pixel boxes throughout the Basin revealed an annual cycle in TSM in most parts of the Basin. Higher TSM of up to 85 g/m3 was observed in late-winter (February - March), and lower TSM of 5-10 g/m3 characterized late-summer (July - August). The largest annual variation occurred in the centre of Basin, and the smallest variation occurred in shallow areas. Satellite-derived TSM were compared to predictions using the Delft3D model. Increasing model erosion rate in winter relative to summer was necessary to improve agreement between model and satellite-derived TSM. In comparison with the satellite-derived estimates, the model underestimated TSM in shallow areas in summer and overestimated it in winter. This discrepancy is likely due to inaccurate satellite-derived TSM in shallow, high concentration areas of the Basin.

Baigiamajame magistro darbe nagrinėjamos komunalinių atliekų sąvartynų keliamos aplinkosaugos problemos. Pagrindinė problema – filtrato susidarymas. Pirmajame skyriuje išnagrinėti savartyno filtrato savybių tyrimai, atlitki kitų mokslininkų Lietuvoje ir užsienyje, aptarta filtrato keliama žala dirvožemiui ir gruntiniams vandenims, išskirta kolmatacijos problema. Taip pat aprašytos sąvartynų filtrato valymo technologijos. Antrojo skyriaus pirmame poskyryje pateikta eksperimentų metodika. Darbe atlikti skendinčiųjų medžiagų, kalcio, magnio, bendrosios organinės anglies (TOC) koncentracijų, pH kitimo eksperimentiniai tyrimai per 12 savaičių. Antrajame antro skyriaus poskyryje išnagrinėti gauti eksperimentų rezultatai, išanalizuotas tirtųjų savybių kitimas ir pastarojo priežastys bei pateiktos poskyrio išvados. Trečiajame skyriuje atliktas sąvartyno filtrato keliamos taršos prognozavimas naudojantis Microsoft Excel skaičiuokle. Darbo pabaigoje pateikiamosa bendrosios išvados, rekomendacijos, literatūros ir autoriaus publikacijų sąrašas. Darbą sudaro 6 dalys: įvadas, 3 skyriai, išvados ir siūlymai, literatūros sąrašas. Darbo apimtis – 90 p. teksto be priedų, 52 iliustr., 14 lent., 91 literatūros šaltinis. / The thesis examines municipal waste landfills pose environmental problems. The main problem - leachate generation. In the first section examine the characteristics of the landfill leachate studies conducted by other researchers in Lithuania and abroad, discussed the filtrate caused damage to the soil and groundwater derived kolmatacijos problem. Also described in landfill leachate treatment technologies. Second the first subsection of the experimental methodology. The work carried out suspended solids, calcium, magnesium, total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations, pH variation of experimental studies of 12 weeks. In the second section of the second chapter to consider to get the results of the experiments, analyzed the changes in properties of the latter, and the reasons for the conclusions section. The third chapter reviews the municipal waste landfill leachate collection system life prediction Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. At the end of the general conclusions, and the author's list of publications. Structure: introduction,3 chapters, conclusions and suggestions, references. Thesis consist of: 80 p. text without appendixes, 52 pictures, 14 tables, 91 bibliographical entries.

Vid miljöövervakning av konstruktionsprojekt såsom byggnation av väg och järnväg är det vanligt att uppsatta riktvärden för grumlighet överskrids. I en genomgång av årsrapporter från infrastrukturprojektet BanaVäg i Väst visade det sig att riktvärden för grumlighet ofta sätts upp utan noggrann kartläggning av vattendragens naturliga grumlighetsnivåer. Detta arbetssätt beror förmodligen på den oklara lagstiftningen gällande riktvärden på grumlighet och på bristfälliga anvisningar för hur referensprovtagning av grumlighet bör utformas. För att komma åt problematiken med opålitliga riktvärden borde riktvärden därför anpassas till enskilda vattendrag. I detta examensarbete gjordes ett försök att ta fram en metod för att kunna sätta vattendragsanpassade riktvärden. En dynamisk modell utvecklades för att ta fram grumlighet utifrån jordbruksareal, andel lera i avrinningsområdet samt vattenflöde. Modellen gav bäst, men trots allt inte tillfredställande, resultat för vattendrag med avrinningsområden mindre än 100 km2. För vattendrag som hade ett större avrinningsområde blev modellresultaten sämre, förmodligen på grund av en komplex samverkan mellan olika drivvariabler, där vissa inte ens togs hänsyn till i modellen. För att komma vidare med vattendragsanpassade riktvärden i Sverige föreslås fortsättningsvis en omfattande nationell satsning framförallt för större värdefulla vattendrag. Denna satsning bör innefatta anpassning av mer avancerade modeller för grumlighet till svenska förhållanden. Sammanfattningsvis visar studien tydligt att det finns ett stort behov av att förbättra metoderna för att kontrollera grumlighet samt att ta fram riktvärden anpassade utifrån naturliga grumlighetsnivåer i de olika vattendragen. / It has been noticed that construction activities close to watercourses often result in turbidity values that exceed guideline values. A detailed analysis of annual reports from the Swedish infrastructure project “BanaVäg i Väst” has shown that recommended values of turbidity often are determined without consideration of natural variations in turbidity. The performance probably depends on the lack of appropriate legislation on acceptable turbidity values and on how turbidity should be monitored during construction activities. The objective of this thesis was therefore to develop a method to determine background values for turbidity as a basis for setting water system adapted reference values. In the thesis a model for turbidity was developed with agricultural area, clay content within the watershed and discharge as input variables. With the dynamic model variations in turbidity could best be explained in watercourses of watersheds less than 100 km2, but even for these watercourses the model performance remained poor. For watercourses draining larger watersheds the model performance became even poorer, most probably due to complex interactions of a variety of driving variables, of which some were not included as input variables. A recommendation is therefore a national initiative where more advanced models can be used, at least for large watercourses that are highly vulnerable, after adaption to Swedish conditions. This study clearly shows that there is an urgent need in Sweden to improve methods to monitor turbidity as well as to improve guideline values by adjusting them according to background turbidity levels.

Inland water has for a long time showed vast stress due to eutrophication, mainly caused by increased levels of phosphorus. Applying remote sensing as a tool for monitoring water parameters has long been used. In the past, inland watercourses measurements have proven to be challenging, often due to the limitations of satellite missions' spectral resolution or difficulties in implementing the appropriate methodology. This project investigates the potential to use a high-resolution satellite mission, Sentinel 2, to monitor phosphorus with the proxies total suspended matter (TSM) and turbidity in two smaller watercourses, Fyrisån and Sävjaån, in Uppsala, Sweden. From April to November, a period spanning three years (2018, 2019, and 2021), empirical modeling was employed to conduct investigations. The three years all represent different weather patterns and discharge velocities. The bands 2 to 8 were investigated individually and together to see if there was a potential using a single band correlation or multiple to correlate with turbidity or TSM. The two optically active water parameters are known to have a high correlation with the non-optically active phosphorus. There was no correlation found between the proxies and each band individually for any of the years investigated. Using a multi regression analysis both 2018 and 2019 showed high correlation for TSM, and 2019 for turbidity. While the results for 2021 were not significant for any of the proxies. The conclusion indicates that with right surrounding factors it’s possible to use TSM and turbidity as a proxy for phosphorus when using Sentinel 2 in these smaller watercourses. Nevertheless, further studies are needed to investigate how the proxy and the nutrient acts together with satellite data for peaks etc. before using Sentinel 2 results as a direct interpretation.

In-water biogeochemical constituents and bio-optical properties of the St-Lawrence Gulf and Estuary were monitored during 5 cruises conducted between 1997-2001 accross different seasons. Measured inherent optical properties (IOPs) included vertical profiles of the absorption and attenuation coefficients and the volume scattering function as well as absorption by particles, non-algal particles, phytoplankton and coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM). Apparent Optical parameters (AOPs) included vertical profiles of the upwelling radiance and downwelling irradiance. The spectral shape of the major IOPs like absorption by phytoplankton, CDOM and non-algal particles as well as the particulate backscattering were parameterized using conventional models and adaptations of conventional models. Descriptive statistics of each variable in the collected dataset were analysed and compared with previous findings in the literature. The optical coherence of the measurements was verified using a radiative transfer closure approach. A complete set of IOP cross-sections for optically significant biogeochemical variables were generated. The magnitude and the spatial, temporal and spectral variation exhibited by the optically significant inwater biogeochemical constituents as well as the bio-optical parameters was consistent with our current knowledge of the ecosystem. The variation of the bio-optical parameters throughout the seasons was also coherent with our expectations. All the measured and derived parameters were found to vary within the ranges reported in the literature. Evidence was presented wherein the Gulf waters, which are usually considered as case I waters could also behave like case II waters. Moreover, spectral signatures exhibited by the IOPs and AOPs were coherent with the variation detected in the concentrations of the measured (optically significant) constituents. The extracted IOP cross-sections were consistent with the results of similar studies previously performed and could eventually be used in the estimation of the biogeochemical constituent concentrations given the related component IOPs. First-order radiative transfer closure was achieved; this underscored the validity of our experimental dataset based on considerations of higher level, integrative, physics. We argue that the current data collection campaign succeeded as a comprehensive framework for describing the behavior of the St-Lawrence bio-optical provinces within the context of remote sensing objectives. This bio-optical dataset should provide the basis for the development of a rigorous, satellite-based, remote sensing algorithm for the retrieval of near surface chlorophyll, fine-tuned to the local characteristics of the St-Lawrence system.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) TESE_DETERMINAÇÃO DO CARBONO E NITROGÊNIO ORGANICO PARTICULADO EM AMBIENTES OCEÂNICOS E ESTUARINO - COSTEIRO, NA REGIÃO N~1.pdf: 3127471 bytes, checksum: 07f07e56cbb161e91a0b19e2387b5734 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-14 / CAPES / O objetivo principal da presente tese constitui em agregar informações ao conhecimento sobre a fração orgânica do material em suspensão na região oceânica- costeira - estuarina do litoral de Pernambuco e na região costeira adjacente, principalmente no que se refere às suas concentrações, avaliando a distribuição do COP e NT. Em função da sua importância e estudos relacionados ao material em suspensão serem escassos para o carbono e nitrogênio nessas regiões. A tese é apresentada como um conjunto de capítulos interligados, nos quais foram apresentados resultados da distribuição do COP e NT nas plumas dos rios Capibaribe e Jaboatão e o arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, com relativamente pouca influência humana, e foi escolhida como área de controle. A exportação de matéria orgânica via fluxo estuarino, ficou definida pelas medianas do Carbono Elementar de (2,04% e 0,97%) e Nitrogênio Elementar de (0,63% e 0,24%) e razão C/N de (6,60 e 9,30) nas plumas do Capibaribe e Jaboatão respectivamente. A análise de componentes principais aplicada aos dados sugeriu que os altos índices pluviométricos e o material carreado pelo fluxo fluvial para região costeira influenciaram a distribuição dessas frações e que tais diferenças podem resultar das diferentes cargas de ação antrópica e mecanismos de transporte estuário – região costeira revelando a complexidade da distribuição da matéria orgânica nestes ambientes. No segundo capítulo-artigo estudo caracterizou a matéria orgânica em função das razões elementares e isotópicas δ13C, δ15N, C/N do material particulado em suspensão na água superficial em 21 pontos amostrais sendo 12 no estuário do rio Capibaribe e 9 no estuário do rio Jaboatão. Os maiores valores de δ13C, δ15N, C/N (-17,75‰, 23,71‰ e 13,45‰) no Capibaribe e, (-21,97‰, 27,30‰ e 14,74‰) no Jaboatão, respectivamente. Os valores encontrados sugerem que uma grande parte da matéria em suspensão dos rios em estudo, se origina a partir de entradas de efluentes com alto teor de matéria orgânica, como também que a MO exportada pelos rios é fortemente influenciada pelo seu elevado estado de eutrofização, com acentuada produção autóctone. Nos estuários superiores os valores empobrecidos de 13C indicam maior presença de material tanto de origem continental quanto de origem mista. É também observado que δ13C e a razão C/N não são correlacionados no estuário do Capibaribe e estes resultados sugerem que existem áreas no estuário de preferência, fontes de matéria orgânica sob a influência tanto de autóctones (estuário inferior) como de alóctones (estuário superior). O terceiro e último capítulo - artigo ocorreu na região costeira de PE e foram agregadas as frações COP e NT à fração de COD, as quais não apresentaram correlação, indicando que elas não tenham a mesma fonte, destacando a influência alóctone para o aumento dessas frações e assim os efeitos de influencia do rio Capibaribe nas águas oligotróficas costeiras. / The main objective of this thesis is to add information to the existing knowledge of the organic fraction of suspended matter in the oceanic-coastal-estuarine region of the coast of Pernambuco, Brazil and the adjacent coastal zone, mainly in regard to its concentrations, by evaluating the distribution of POC and NT. In spite of the importance of this topic, studies on suspended matter for carbon and nitrogen are scarce in these regions. The thesis is presented as a set of interrelated chapters that contain the results of POC and NT distribution in the plumes of rivers Capibaribe and Jaboatão. The Fernando de Noronha Archipelago was chosen as a control area because of the minimal human influence in this region. The export of organic matter through estuarine flow was defined using the medians of elemental carbon (2.04% and 0.97%) and elemental nitrogen (0.63% and 0.24%), and C/N ratio (6.60 and 9.30) in the Capibaribe and Jaboatão plumes, respectively. The principal component analysis applied to the data suggests that the high rainfall and the matter carried by the river flow to the coastal region influence the distribution of these fractions. The analysis also suggests that the detected differences can be caused by different charges of human action and estuarycoastal mechanisms of transport, thus revealing the complexity of the distribution of organic matter in these environments. In the second chapter of the article, organic matter was characterised on the basis of elementary and isotopic ratios δ13C, δ15N, and C/N of the suspended particulate matter in surface water at 21 sampling points, of which 12 were in the estuary of river Capibaribe and 9 in the estuary of river Jaboatão. The highest values of δ13C, δ15N, and C/N (-17.75‰, 23.71‰, and 13.45 ‰) in Capibaribe and (-21.97‰, 27.30‰, and 14.74 ‰) in Jaboatao, respectively. The values found in this study suggest that a large proportion of suspended matter from the rivers originates from effluent inputs with high organic matter content. Also, the OM exported by the rivers is heavily influenced by a high state of eutrophication, with pronounced autochthonous production. In the upper estuary, the impoverished values of δ13C indicate a greater presence of matter of continental origin and of mixed origin. It was also observed that δ13C and C/N ratio are not correlated in the estuary of the Capibaribe, which suggests that there are areas at the estuary of preference where sources of organic matter are under the influence of autochthonous (lower estuary) or allochthonous (upper estuary) contributions. The third and final chapter-article occurred in the coastal zone of PE. Here, the fractions of POC and NT were added to the fraction of DOC and showed no correlation, which indicates that they do not share the same source. Moreover, this finding highlights the influence of allochthonous contributions to the increase of these fractions and the consequent effects of the influence of Capibaribe river in coastal oligotrophic waters.

Cette thèse est une contribution à l’étude de la dynamique sédimentaire dans l’écosystème de la rade de Brest. Elle a pour objectif de décrire, par la simulation numérique et l’observation in situ, le mouvement des masses d’eau et de sédiments sous l’influence de la marée à l’échelle de la rade, et l’impact de la distribution spatiale actuelle des populations de crépidules sur le transport de sédiments en suspension et l’évolution des fonds. Un modèle bidimensionnel horizontal (2DH) est mis en œuvre à partir du code TELEMAC. Il intègre la variabilité spatiale du substrat, et rend compte de la présence physique (macro-rugosité, partition de la contrainte de cisaillement) et de l’activité biologique (filtration de l’eau chargée de particules en suspension, production de biodépôts) des crépidules. Les mesures de hauteur d’eau, de vitesse du courant, et de vitesse de frottement valident de façon satisfaisante les choix de paramétrisation du modèle hydrodynamique. Les mesures de concentration de matière en suspension en rade de Brest sont sporadiques, et leur analyse est compliquée. Le modèle sédimentaire constitue un outil de compréhension. Il informe de l’évolution temporelle de la contribution de différents types de sédiments et de leur origine aux concentrations locales de sédiments en suspension et déposés. Il permet de suivre le cheminement des sédiments principalement en suspension, de quantifier les échanges entre les sous-bassins de la rade et avec le fond. L’introduction sur le fond des colonies de crépidules, sous forme de chaînes assimilées à des cylindres, induit une diminution de la vitesse du courant à l’aplomb et dans leur sillage, compensée par une augmentation en périphérie, entraînant une modification globale des zones d’érosion et de dépôt de sédiments. Localement, les macro-rugosités ont un effet antagoniste selon leur répartition: des densités moyennes augmentent le frottement de peau et les remises en suspension, tandis que des densités élevées induisent un masquage des sédiments sur le fond duquel résulte une accrétion. Par comparaison à leur impact hydrodynamique, l’activité biologique des crépidules joue un rôle secondaire sur la dynamique sédimentaire. / This thesis is a contribution to the study of sediment dynamic in the ecosystem of the bay of Brest. It aims at describing, by numerical simulations and field observations, the movement of water and sediments in the bay under tidal forcing, and the impact of the present spatial distribution of slipper limpets on suspended sediment transport and bed evolution. A two-dimensional horizontal (2DH) model is implemented based on the TELEMAC numerical system. It integrates the spatial variability of bed sediments, accounts for the physical presence (macro-roughness, form drag - skin friction partitioning) and biological activity (filtration of water carrying suspended particles, production of biodeposit) of slipper limpets. Measurements of water level, mean flow velocity, and friction velocity satisfactorily validate the choice of parameters in the hydrodynamic model. Measurements of suspended matter concentration in the bay of Brest are sporadic, and their analysis complicated. The sediment model stands as a tool for better understanding sedimentary processes. It informs the temporal evolution of the contribution of different types of sediment, and their origin, to local suspended and deposited sediment concentrations. It allows to follow the paths of sediment transport predominantly in suspension, and to quantify the exchanges of sediments between the sub-basins of the bay and with the bed. The introduction of slipper limpet colonies on the bed, in the form of chains assimilated as cylinders, induces decreasing flow velocity above and in their wake, compensated by increasing flow velocity on the outskirts, which globally modify the patterns of sediment erosion and deposition in the bay. Locally, the macro-roughness elements have an antagonist effect depending on their distribution: medium densities increase skin friction and erosion flux, whereas high densities shelter bed sediments from which results accretion. By comparison to their hydrodynamic impact, the biological activity plays a secondary role on sediment dynamic.

En Guinée, la disponibilité des ressources en eau est soumise à de graves problèmes de gestion avec des conséquences importantes pour les populations, notamment à Kankan où la plupart des puits tarissent pendant la saison sèche, et où la fourniture régulière de l’eau à partir de la rivière Milo n'est pas assurée dans tous les quartiers de la ville. Le Milo et son bassin versant représente donc un enjeu important pour les habitants de cette ville. Le Milo (480 km de long) qui draine un bassin versant 13 810 km2 est le plus important des affluents rive droite du Niger. Pour évaluer l’impact du bassin versant du Milo et de la ville de Kankan sur la qualité des eaux et des sédiments de ce cours d’eau, 30 échantillons de sédiments de fond ont été prélevés au cours d’une première campagne (juin-juillet 2013) sur l’ensemble des cours d’eau du bassin versant, tandis que durant une deuxième campagne (avril 2014-mai 2015), un suivi régulier a été mis en place sur le Milo en amont et en aval de Kankan. Au cours de cette dernière, 232 échantillons d’eau du Milo (dont 116 utilisés pour l’isotopie), et 26 échantillons de sédiments de fond ont été prélevés sur les stations de Bordo (amont de Kankan) et de Karifamoriah (aval de Kankan). Les concentrations en éléments majeurs et traces, terres rares, COP, COD, pH, alcalinité, l’azote organique, les isotopes de l’oxygène et de l’hydrogène, ainsi que la micro-granulométrie des sédiments ont été mesurés. Les résultats obtenus durant le cycle hydrologique 2014-2015 ont permis d’estimer le flux de matières exportées en solution par le Milo à Kankan à 47 863 t.an-1 et le flux de matières particulaires à 76 759 t.an-1. 92% de ce tonnage est exporté durant la période des hautes eaux. Ces flux permettent d’estimer des vitesses moyennes d’érosion physique (8 t.km-2.an-1) et d’altération chimique (5 t.km-2.an-1) du bassin relativement faibles. Le flux spécifique de CO2 consommé par l’altération chimique est lui aussi relativement faible (76.103 mole.km-2.an-1), mais il reste dans la moyenne des flux de CO2 mesurés sur les bassins couverts de sols latéritiques. Le degré de contamination des sédiments et sa variation spatio-temporelle ont été évalués grâce au calcul du facteur d’enrichissement (FE), en normalisant les concentrations en éléments traces par rapport à Al, Sc et Ti et en prenant le PAAS et l’UCC comme matériaux de référence. La quasi-totalité des éléments traces proviennent essentiellement des processus d’altération et sont d’origine naturelle. Toutefois, un enrichissement modéré à significatif (5 < FE < 20) a été mis en évidence pour Zr et Hf (enrichissements naturels) et As et Sb (impacts anthropiques). Finalement, l’apport anthropique en éléments traces, quand il existe, reste modéré. Les profils de concentrations en terres rares ont permis de montrer que la signature géochimique des sédiments de fond du Milo est homogène sur l’ensemble du bassin et caractéristique des sols latéritiques, non perturbée par la ville de Kankan et elle est proche des signatures du PAAS et de l’UCC. Pour l’ensemble des éléments traces et des terres rares la contribution anthropique reste faible et les fractions disponibles (phases labiles) sur les sédiments (extraction à l’EDTA) sont également faibles, confirmant ainsi que l’essentiel de ces éléments rentrent principalement dans la composition des phases résiduelles. / In Guinea, the availability of water resources is subjected to serious problems of management with important consequences for the populations, particularly in Kankan city where most of the wells dry up during the dry season and where the water supply from the Milo river is not assured for all the districts. Then the Milo river and its watershed represent an important issue for the inhabitants of Kankan. The Milo river (480 km in length) which drains an area of 13 810 km2 is the most important right-bank tributary of the Niger river. To evaluate the impact of the Milo watershed and of the Kankan city on the water and sediments of this river, 30 samples of bottom sediments have been collected during a first campaign (June-July 2013) on the main course from upstream to downstream and on the main tributaries, whereas during a second campaign (April 2014-May 2015) a regular monitoring was set up on the Milo river, upstream and downstream Kankan city. During this campaign, 232 river water samples (of which 116 for isotopic analyses) and 26 bottom sediment samples have been collected at Bordo (upstream) and Karifamoriah (downstream) stations. The concentrations of major and trace elements, rare earth elements, POC and PON, DOC, pH, alkalinity, the isotopic composition of O, H and the micro-granulometry of sediments have been measured. The results obtained during the hydrological cycle 2014-2015 allowed to estimate the fluxes of dissolved (47 863 t.y-1) and particulate (76 759 t.y-1) matters exported by the Milo river at Kankan. 92% of these fluxes are exported during the high flow period. These fluxes allowed us to estimate very low average rates of physical erosion (8 t.km-2.y-1) and chemical weathering (5 t.km-2.y-1) of the Milo catchment. The specific flux of CO2 consumed by chemical weathering (76.103 mole.km-2.y-1) is relatively low but within the range of CO2 fluxes measured in catchments draining lateritic soils. The degree of sediment contamination and its spatio-temporal variation have been assessed using the enrichment factor (EF), by normalizing the trace element concentrations with Al, Sc and Ti and by taking PAAS and UCC as the reference materials. Almost all the trace elements mainly originate from weathering processes and are of natural origin. Nevertheless, moderate to significant enrichments (5 < EF < 20) have been calculated for Zr and Hf (natural enrichments) and As and Sb (anthropogenic impacts). Finally, the anthropogenic contribution of trace elements, when it exists, remains moderate. The rare earth concentration patterns allowed to show the geochemical signature of river bottom sediments is homogeneous within the Milo catchment and characteristic of lateritic soils, non- perturbed by the city of Kankan and close to the PAAS and UCC patterns. For most of the trace and rare earth elements, the anthropogenic contribution remains low and the available fractions (labile phases) in the sediment (EDTA extraction) are also low, confirming that the main part of these elements are mainly in the residual phases.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-02-24T19:48:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AndersonTSF_TESE_ Capa_ate_pag22.pdf: 11459625 bytes, checksum: fd30a979bc39cf6180f782c772106ee3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-16 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / This paper presents models of parameters of Sea Surface Layer (SSL), such as chlorophyll-a, sea surface temperature (SST), Primary Productivity (PP) and Total Suspended Matter (TSM) for the region adjacent to the continental shelf of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Brazil. Concentrations of these parameters measured in situ were compared in time quasi-synchronous with images AQUA-MODIS between the years 2003 to 2011. Determination coefficients between samples in situ and bands reflectance sensor AQUA-MODIS were representative. From that, concentrations of SSL parameters were acquired for the continental shelf of the RN (eastern and northern) analyzing the geographic distribution of variation of these parameters between the years 2009-2012. Geographical and seasonal variations mainly influenced by global climate phenomena such as El Ni?o and La Ni?a, were found through the analysis of AQUA-MODIS images by Principal Components Analysis (PCA). Images show qualitatively the variance and availability of TSM in the regions, as well as their relationship with coastal erosion hotspots, monitored along the coast of the RN. In one of the areas identified as being of limited availability of TSM, we developed a methodology for assessment and evaluation of Digital Elevation Models (DEM) of beach surfaces (emerged and submerged sections) from the integration of topographic and bathymetric data measured in situ and accurately georeferenced compatible to studies of geomorphology and coastal dynamics of short duration. The methodology consisted of surveys with GNSS positioning operated in cinematic relative mode involved in topographic and bathymetric executed in relation to the stations of the geodetic network of the study area, which provided geodetic link to the Brazilian Geodetic System (GBS), univocal , fixed, and relatively stable over time. In this study Ponta Negra Beach, Natal / RN, was identified as a region with low variance and availability of MPS in the region off, as characterized by intense human occupation and intense coastal erosion in recent decades, which presents potential of the proposed methodology for accuracy and productivity, and the progress achieved in relation to the classical methods of surveying beach profiles / Este trabalho apresenta modelos de par?metros da Camada Superficial do Mar (CSM), tais como: Clorofila-a, Temperatura da Superf?cie do Mar (TSM), Produtividade Prim?ria (PP) e Material Particulado em Suspen??o (MPS), para a regi?o adjacente a plataforma continental do Rio Grande do Norte (RN), Brasil. Concentra??es desses par?metros medidos in situ foram comparadas em tempo quase-s?ncronos com imagens AQUAMODIS entre os anos de 2003 at? 2011. Coeficientes de determina??o foram representativos entre as amostras in situ e as bandas de reflect?ncia do sensor AQUAMODIS. A partir disso, concentra??es de par?metros da CSM foram adquiridos para a plataforma continental do RN (Plataforma Oriental e Setentrional) analisando a distribui??o geogr?fica da varia??o desses par?metros entre os anos de 2009-2012. Varia??es geogr?ficas e sazonais influenciadas principalmente por fen?menos clim?ticos globais como o fen?meno El Ni?o e La Ni?a, foram constatadas atrav?s das an?lises das imagens AQUA-MODIS por an?lise de Principais Componentes (PC). As imagens apontam de maneira qualitativa a vari?ncia e disponibilidade do MPS nas regi?es, assim como sua rela??o com hotspots de eros?o costeira, monitorados ao longo do litoral do RN. Em uma das regi?es identificadas como sendo de pouca disponibilidade de MPS, foi desenvolvida uma metodologia para levantamento e avalia??o de Modelos Digitais de Eleva??o (MDE) de superf?cies praiais (setores emersos e submersos) a partir da integra??o de dados topogr?ficos e batim?tricos mensurados in situ e georreferenciados com precis?o compat?vel aos estudos de geomorfologia e din?mica costeira de curta dura??o. A metodologia desenvolvida consistiu de levantamentos com posicionamentos GNSS operados no modo relativo cinem?tico envolvidos nos levantamentos topogr?ficos e batim?tricos executados em rela??o ?s esta??es da rede geod?sica da ?rea de estudo, que forneceram referencial geod?sico vinculado ao Sistema Geod?sico Brasileiro (SGB), o qual ? un?voco, fixo e relativamente est?vel no tempo. No estudo foi apresentado a Praia de Ponta Negra, Natal/RN, identificada como uma regi?o com baixa vari?ncia e disponibilidade de MPS ao largo, assim como, caracterizada por intensa ocupa??o antr?pica e intensa eros?o costeira nas ?ltimas d?cadas, no qual s?o apresentadas as potencialidades da metodologia proposta, quanto ? acur?cia e produtividade, al?m dos avan?os alcan?ados em rela??o aos m?todos cl?ssicos de levantamento de perfis de praia