Remote sensing of lake ice phenology in Alaska

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Shuai Zhang, Tamlin M Pavelsky, Christopher D Arp, Xiao Yang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2021
• Subjects: remote sensing; lake ice phenology; MODIS; Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering; TD1-1066; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Science; Q; Physics; QC1-999; Arctic; Four Lakes; Brooks Range; Climate change; polar night; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abf965; https://doaj.org/article/27c14b78a32b49359515356f8f35a4a9

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...