A comparison of water quality in the Upper Manitoba Great Lakes

Through 2016-2017, we conducted open water season sampling for chemical, biological, and physical parameters on the upper MBGL. From 2017 to 2019 we collected in-situ measurements of spectral reflectance paired with water quality parameters to test possible Sentinel 3 OLCI reflectance algorithms for determination of chlorophyll-a, suspended sediment and coloured dissolved organic matter. Our goal is two-fold, to develop local validation for satellite methods and use in situ data to evaluate the current water quality status of the lake in order to understand how climate change will affect these systems at a hyperlocal and local scale. This infomration will help inform and support management of these lakes as a single, complex hydrological system.