I am currently advising a young student in the National University of El Salvador and he has an interest in working with remote sensing data to study freshwater quality (turbity, pollution, algae blooms, etc). The available data to use is the Copernicus/Sentinels open data from the European Space Agency. The university periodically conducts in-situ studies of the water and collects samples along with the National Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources.

We think that exploring the correlations between temperature, suspended matter, clorophyll (algae) and data from Sentinel 2/3 (some initial exploration attached). But this is just a very initial/raw idea.

Therefore I would like to be advised on relevant topics in this field of research that are of interest to the global community and not just El Salvador. My ambition is to conduct a research task that can be contributed to international peer-reviewed journals and establish relationships with experts and research groups abroad.

Any suggestions, ideas, contacts will be greatly appreciated.