Distribution and Evolution of Supraglacial Lakes in Greenland during the 2016–2018 Melt Seasons
In recent decades, the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) has become one of the major causes of global sea-level rise. Supraglacial lakes (SGLs) are typical hydrological features produced on the surface of the GrIS during the melt seasons. The existence and evolution of SGLs play an important...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2072-4292/14/1/55/ 2023-08-20T04:06:46+02:00 Distribution and Evolution of Supraglacial Lakes in Greenland during the 2016–2018 Melt Seasons Jinjing Hu Huabing Huang Zhaohui Chi Xiao Cheng Zixin Wei Peimin Chen Xiaoqing Xu Shengliang Qi Yifang Xu Yang Zheng agris 2021-12-23 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14010055 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Environmental Remote Sensing https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14010055 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Remote Sensing; Volume 14; Issue 1; Pages: 55 supraglacial lakes GEE distribution and evolution sentinel-2 images Greenland Text 2021 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14010055 2023-08-01T03:38:43Z In recent decades, the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) has become one of the major causes of global sea-level rise. Supraglacial lakes (SGLs) are typical hydrological features produced on the surface of the GrIS during the melt seasons. The existence and evolution of SGLs play an important role in the melting process of the ice sheet surface. To understand the distribution and recent changes of SGLs in Greenland, this study developed a random forest (RF) algorithm incorporating the texture and morphological features to automatically identify SGLs based on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. Sentinel-2 imagery was used to map the SGLs inventory in Greenland during the 2016–2018 melt seasons and to explore the spatial and temporal variability characteristics of SGLs. Our results show changes in SGLs from 2016 to 2018, with the total area decreasing by ~1152.22 km2 and the number increasing by 1134; SGLs are mainly distributed in western Greenland (SW, CW, NW) and northeastern Greenland (NE), where the NE region has the largest number of observed SGLs and the largest SGL was with the surface area of 16.60 km2 (2016). SGLs were found to be most active in the area with the elevation of 800–1600 m and the slope of 0–5°, and showed a phenomenon of retreating to lower elevation areas and developing to steeper slope areas. Our work provided a method for rapid inventory of SGLs. This study will help monitor the mass balance of the GrIS and predict future rapid ice loss from Greenland. Text Greenland Ice Sheet MDPI Open Access Publishing Greenland Remote Sensing 14 1 55 |
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In recent decades, the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) has become one of the major causes of global sea-level rise. Supraglacial lakes (SGLs) are typical hydrological features produced on the surface of the GrIS during the melt seasons. The existence and evolution of SGLs play an important role in the melting process of the ice sheet surface. To understand the distribution and recent changes of SGLs in Greenland, this study developed a random forest (RF) algorithm incorporating the texture and morphological features to automatically identify SGLs based on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform. Sentinel-2 imagery was used to map the SGLs inventory in Greenland during the 2016–2018 melt seasons and to explore the spatial and temporal variability characteristics of SGLs. Our results show changes in SGLs from 2016 to 2018, with the total area decreasing by ~1152.22 km2 and the number increasing by 1134; SGLs are mainly distributed in western Greenland (SW, CW, NW) and northeastern Greenland (NE), where the NE region has the largest number of observed SGLs and the largest SGL was with the surface area of 16.60 km2 (2016). SGLs were found to be most active in the area with the elevation of 800–1600 m and the slope of 0–5°, and showed a phenomenon of retreating to lower elevation areas and developing to steeper slope areas. Our work provided a method for rapid inventory of SGLs. This study will help monitor the mass balance of the GrIS and predict future rapid ice loss from Greenland. |
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Distribution and Evolution of Supraglacial Lakes in Greenland during the 2016–2018 Melt Seasons |
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Distribution and Evolution of Supraglacial Lakes in Greenland during the 2016–2018 Melt Seasons |
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Distribution and Evolution of Supraglacial Lakes in Greenland during the 2016–2018 Melt Seasons |
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Distribution and Evolution of Supraglacial Lakes in Greenland during the 2016–2018 Melt Seasons |
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