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Turbidity is a water quality parameter used for studying eutrophication and sediment transport. The objective of this research is to analyze the monthly turbidity pattern in a shallow coastal lagoon along two years with different precipitation regimes. The selected study area is the Albufera de Valencia lagoon (Spain). For this purpose, we used Sentinel 2 images and in situ data from the monitoring program of the Environment General Subdivision of the regional government. We obtained Sentinel 2A and 2B images for years 2017 and 2018 and processed them with SNAP software. The results of the correlation analysis between satellite and in situ data, corroborate that the reflectance of band 5 (705 nm) is suitable for the analysis of turbidity patterns in shallow lagoons (average depth 1 m), such as the Albufera lagoon, even in eutrophic conditions. Turbidity patterns in the Albufera lagoon show a similar trend in wet and dry years, which is mainly linked to the irrigation practice of rice paddies. High turbidity periods are linked to higher water residence time and closed floodgates. However, precipitation and wind also play an important role in the spatial distribution of turbidity. During storm events, phytoplankton and sediments are discharged to the sea, if the floodgates remain open. Fortunately, the rice harvesting season, when the floodgates are open, coincides with the beginning of the rainy period. Nevertheless, this is a lucky coincidence. It is important to develop conscious management of floodgates, because having them closed during rain events can have several negative effects both for the lagoon and for the receiving coastal waters and ecosystem. Non-discharged solids may accumulate in the lagoon worsening the clogging problems, and the beaches next to the receiving coastal waters will not receive an important load of solids to nourish them.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs11242926","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,6]],"date-time":"2019-12-06T10:41:44Z","timestamp":1575628904000},"page":"2926","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":57,"title":["Sentinel 2 Analysis of Turbidity Patterns in a Coastal Lagoon"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8042-5628","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda-Teresa","family":"Sebasti\u00e1-Frasquet","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Instituto de Investigaci\u00f3n para la Gesti\u00f3n Integrada de Zonas Costeras, Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, C\/Paraninfo, 1, 46730 Grau de Gandia, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9312-5336","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jes\u00fas A.","family":"Aguilar-Maldonado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Baja California, Ensenada 22860, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1882-7714","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eduardo","family":"Santamar\u00eda-Del-\u00c1ngel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Baja California, Ensenada 22860, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0854-5358","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Javier","family":"Estornell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Grupo de Cartograf\u00eda GeoAmbiental y Teledetecci\u00f3n, Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, Cam\u00ed de Vera s\/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"100","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pocean.2018.05.003","article-title":"Modelling alpha-diversities of coastal lagoon fish assemblages from the Mediterranean Sea","volume":"165","author":"Riera","year":"2018","journal-title":"Prog. 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