Remote sensing of lake ice phenology in Alaska

• Main Authors: Zhang, S., Pavelsky, T.M., Arp, C.D., Yang, X.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd 2021
• Subjects: Lake ice phenology; Remote sensing; MODIS; Arctic; Four Lakes; Brooks Range; Climate change; polar night; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17615/1f0f-sn82; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/qn59qd96q?file=thumbnail; https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/qn59qd96q

The timing of lake ice breakup and freezeup are important indicators of climate change in Arctic and boreal regions because they respond rapidly and directly to variations in climate conditions. Despite its importance, lake ice phenology remains poorly documented in most lakes of Alaska. To fill thi...