Chlorophyll map of Lake Titicaca

This map shows the chlorophyll content of Lake Titicaca based on Copernicus Sentinel-3 data. Such 10-day composites can show spatial variation of concentrations in the lake and help detect trends and hot spots while minimising the impact of clouds. The insert image shows a daily chlorophyll map from 8 March 2019 for a selected hotspot region using Sentinel-2 imagery in 10 m resolution.

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