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ALOP Observation Alqueva Lake Observatory — meteorology, hydrology and remote sensing

Supported by Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente EDIA Alqueva Tours Bogaris
Financiado por COMPETE 2020, Portugal 2020, União Europeia — Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional, e Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Sections

Meteorology and water–air interaction

Meteorological data, water temperature profile and turbulent fluxes measured on the Alqueva floating platform.

Cid Almeida weather station

Meteorology — east margin

Meteorological data, evaporation and visibility at a weather station on the east margin, near the Montante platform.

Barbosa weather station

Meteorology — west margin

Meteorological data from the weather station on the west margin of the reservoir (archive: 2017–2020).

Sentinel-2 satellite

Satellite data

RGB imagery and water-quality estimates from Sentinel-2 MSI: Secchi depth and light extinction coefficient.

Alqueva dam

Hydrological data

Water level and stored volume of the Alqueva reservoir, from SNIRH.

ALOP field work

Gallery ALOP

Photographs of the Montante platform, the weather stations, streams and landscapes of the Alqueva reservoir.

Montante Platform

Lat 38.2235 N   Lon −7.4595 W — location map

☀ UV index (last 24 h)

Cid Almeida station

Weather station on the east margin of the reservoir, near the Montante platform.

Barbosa station

Weather station on the west margin of the Alqueva reservoir. Archive only — the station stopped recording in March 2020.

Hydrological data

Water level (m) and volume (%) of the Alqueva reservoir, obtained from SNIRH.

Satellite data

RGB imagery and water-quality estimates over the Alqueva reservoir from Sentinel-2 MSI: Secchi depth (water transparency) and extinction coefficient (dissolved and suspended particles).

Gallery ALOP

Montante platform, weather stations, streams and landscapes of the Alqueva reservoir.