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Item Change detection in the channel segment of Negombo Estuary, Sri Lanka using time series satellite data and its possible impacts on estuarine productivity(The Asian Fisheries Society, 2011) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S.Item Monitoring eutrophication trends in Bolgoda North Lake, Sri Lanka by Satellite Remote Sensing(Central Fisheries Research Institute (CFRI) Trabzon, Turkey in cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan, 2016) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Perera, B.D.C.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Tonooka, H.This study was aimed to determine the present level and past trends of eutrophication of the Bolgoda North lake, Sri Lanka using in situ Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) measurements and remote sensing data obtained from Advanced Space-borne Thermal Emission and Reflectance Radiometer (ASTER) satellite data. From March to October 2013, Chl-a, nitrate and phosphate contents of the lake were measured once a month on the days of ASTER overpass and using standard laboratory methods. Cloud-free ASTER images of the lake for the 2000-2013 period were atmospherically corrected using Fast Line-ofsight Atmospheric Analysis of Hypercubes (FLAASH) and in-situ Chl-a data were regressed with atmospherically corrected three ASTER Visible and Near Infrared band ratios of the same date. The green/red band ratio, which had the highest coefficient of determination, was used to develop algorithm for generation of 15-m resolution Chl-a distribution maps. Results indicated that eutrophication of this lake has increased from 2008 to 2011. Heavy eutrophic conditions were noted in several regions of the lake in 2013, especially in water stagnant areas and adjacent to freshwater inlets. Unplanned urbanization and inadequate facilities for waste management have resulted in heavy eutrophication of the water body. If the present trends of waste disposal and unplanned urbanization continue, enormous environmental problems would be resulted in future.Item Coastal water body database to monitor the water quality and land use changes from remote sensing data(Remote Sensing Society of Japan (RSSJ), 2012) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S.Item Evaluation of Chlorophyll retrieval algorithm using an intermittently closed tidal estuary: The Chilaw lagoon in the west coast of Sri Lanka(Remote Sensing Society of Japan (RSSJ), 2011) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S.Item Preliminary estimation of chlorophyll concentration in a tropical coastal lagoon in Sri Lanka(Remote Sensing Society of Japan (RSSJ), 2010) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Minato, A.; Dassanayaka, G.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Ozawa, S.Item Retrieval of Chlorophyll- a using satellite and ground spectral data in Japanese and Sri Lankan water bodies(SPIE, 2012) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S.The suitability of a handheld spectrometer and ASTER satellite data for monitoring water quality in coastal waters of Sri Lanka and inland waters of Japan was tested in November 2010 to March 2012. In-situ Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), turbidity, total suspended solid, secchi depth and reflectance data were measured at ASTER overpass times in Negombo estuary, Trincomalee bay, Puttalam and Chilaw lagoons, Sri Lanka, and in Lake Senba and Lake Kasumigaura, Japan. ASTER based Chl-a retrieval algorithms were developed support with in-situ Chl-a and MODIS OC3 Chl-a. The original MODIS Chl-a and the in-situ Chl-a were regressively analyzed for determination of a MODIS Chl-a correction equation because it may overestimate in tropical coastal waters. Then, three ASTER VNIR band ratios were compared for correlation with the corrected MODIS Chl-a and in-situ Chl-a. Finally, the regression equation of the ASTER band ratio, B1/B2, with highest correlation was used for generation of high-resolution Chl-a distribution maps. Significant correlation between the ratio of the reflectance peak at 705 nm and the Chl-a absorption at 678 nm and the in-situ Chl-a content was observed and these reflectance ratios were used to establish spectrometric Chl-a estimation algorithms. The proposed algorithms successfully determined localized environmental effects in the study areas. ASTER-based high resolution Chl-a distribution maps will be derived more precisely by further correction of these algorithms, which will be useful in mitigate impacts of the environment change in those coastal and inland water environments. © (2012) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.Item Macrozoobenthic community structure in the channel segment, Negombo estuary, Western coast of Sri Lanka(National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, 2006) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Jayamanne, S.C.Ctrannesl r:gmenot f the Negomboe stuary (7o6'- 7ol2'N, 79o49'- 79o53'E) is very importantf or the continuation of estuarine functrons through exchange of water between sea and the estuary, but are subjected to changes due to vario'rs anthropogenic activities such as planting mangroves, boat and fishing gear operations and discharge of industrial effluents. A survey was carried out in August 2005 to study the community structure of the macrozoobenthic coinmunity in the channel segment in relationt o the environmentalf actorsa nd antlrropogenica ctivities.E leven stations,a ccuratelyr ecorded using a hadd held GPS were sampledu sing a Petersong rab and macrobenthosw ere separatedb y wet sieving ancl identified up to the lowest possible level. At each sampling site, the depth and salinity were measured and the presence of sea grasses and mangroves was recorded. The anthropogenic activities that are carried out at each sampling site such as disposal of sewage and fishing were also noted. I'he diversity of macrobenthos was determined using Shannon-Wiener and Pielou's indices respectiveiy.T he similarities amongt he macrobenthicc ommunitiesa t different sites were determined using Bray-Curtis similaritv coefficient, ordinations of Non-parametric Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) and the BIO-ENV function was used to relate the multivariate community structure to environtnentavl ariablesa nd to determinet he most responsiblev ariablesf or the inter-sitev ariability of the benthic community using PRIMER-5 software package (Version 5.2.2). Thirty-two species of invertebratecso nsistingo f 3 specieso f polychaetesl,4 specieso f gastropods,'7s pecieso f bivalves and 8 specieso f crustaceansw ere recordedd uring the presents tudy.N eritids andH ydrobiirls were the mosi abrndant gastropods whiie Venerids wbre the most abundant bivalves. Salinity of water changed from 17 to 30g/kg and the water depth changedifrom 0.3 to 2.5 m. Highest diversity (2.031) was recorded in association of sea grasses and lowe$t (0) in highly pblluted site near Dutch canal. As indicated by Bray-Curtis similarity index and MDS ordination, two sample sites located at the mouth of the estuarya nd upper left region of Munnakkate clearly separatedfr om the other sites which rnay be explainedb y the presenceo f trvo specieso f biValvesi n theses ites. Resultso f the Spearmanra nk correlationc oefficients for permutationso f envirohmentalv ariableso f the BIO-ENV function indicate that the combination of abundanceo f sea grassesa nd mangr.ovesm ostly affect the abundanc"a :id diverslry, .rlm acrobenthosi n the channels egmento f the Negombo estuaryItem Feasibility Study for the Estimation of the Chlrophyll-a Using ASTER Data in an Eutrophic Lake, Sri Lanka(Japan Geoscience Union, Japan., 2014) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S.The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the previously proposed band ratio approach in estimating Chl-a in Bolgoda Lake, Sri Lanka as a representative example of Case II waters. Lake is located at western province in an area with lot of industries and also with some agricultural activities. Considerable amount of industrial effluents are discharged into it. Illegal filling and also encroachment has occurred in the recent past. This study focused on to determine the trends in eutrophication via Chl-a changes during the recent past, make predictions and recommend mitigatory measures and suggest precautionary measures to restore the environment. From March to December 2013, water samples at 5 points of Lake were collected once per month parallel to ASTER overpass and Chl-a of each sample was measured using a laboratory spectrophotometer. Cloud-free ASTER scenes acquired over Lake under clear sky conditions were selected during 2000 to 2013 for Chl-a estimation and trend analysis. All the ASTER images were atmospherically corrected using FLAASH and in-situ Chl-a data on Lake were regressively analyzed with atmospherically corrected three ASTER VNIR band ratios such as B1/B2 of the same date. Finally, the regression equation of the band ratio with highest correlation (B1/B2; R2 = 0.78) was used to develop algorithm for generation of 15-m resolution Chl-a distribution maps using atmospherically corrected time series satellite imageries in day by day basis. This method applied for ASTER band 1/2 ratio due to Chl-a is positively correlated with the green band reflectance and negatively correlated with the red band reflectance. Therefore, the reflectance ratio of green and red bands becomes a robust parameter to estimate the Chl-a content. According to the ASTER based Chl-a distribution maps it is clearly evident that eutrophication of the Bolgoda Lake has been gradually increased from 2005-2011. Further, results showed that there were significant eutrophic conditions throughout the year 2013 in several parts of the Lake and considerable spatial heterogeneity with higher concentrations being recorded water stagnant areas and in water adjacent to freshwater outlets. It is clear that Bolgoda Lake is apparently a disposal site of various discharges of factories in addition to poor drainage and sewage systems present in this area. Highly unplanned urbanization and absolutely lack of adequate waste disposal management facilities in industries close to Lake have resulted in pollution of water. If the present trend of waste disposal and unplanned urbanization continue, they would create enormous environmental problems in future. Results of the present study showed that information from satellite remote sensing can play a useful role in determining the changes in Chl-a related to eutrophication in Bolgoda Lake and in the development of time series Chl-a distribution maps. Such information is important for the future predictions, development and management of this area as well as in the conservation of biodiversity. Therefore we recommend incorporation with this technique for routine monitoring of water quality using multi satellite data such as ASTER in inland water bodies like Bolgoda Lake in the future.Item Integration of multisource data for chlorophyll-a monitoring in Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka(IEEE, 2011) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S.In order to estimate chlorophyll-a concentration (Chl-a) for tropical coastal estuarine environments using satellite optical sensor, observations were conducted from 1987 to 2009 in Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka, with support with available in-situ measurements. Landsat band ratios were regressively analyzed with available in-situ Chl-a data. This relationship was used for correcting MODIS OC3 Chl-a values, and then ASTER band ratios were regressively analyzed with the corrected MODIS values. The regression equations obtained for ASTER and Landsat were used to develop algorithms for generation of 15m and 30m resolution Chl-a distribution maps, respectively, in Negombo estuary using atmospherically-corrected time-series imageries. The results indicate that some parts of the estuary have increased eutrophication conditions during 1987-2009.Item Development of coastal water body database on KISSEL server(IEEE, 2012) Dahanayaka, D.D.G.L.; Tonooka, H.; Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S.Monitoring of coastal water bodies in all the relevant aspects was highly important for the sustainable use of those. To achieve this all the research findings should be easy access and presenting those in a user friendly manner will be more advantage. In Sri Lanka, there was not fully or never developed database on research findings especially on coastal water bodies. Thus we developed a Sri Lankan coastal water body database (CWBDS) on KISSEL server system which can be benefitted all the interest communities including general public. Presently it include water quality data over two decades of lagoons and estuaries and in near future it will update with support from universities and research organizations including research on biodiversity, fisheries, land use, socio economics, topography, water circulation, pollution etc.