Satellite-derived multivariate world-wide lake physical variable timeseries for climate studies.

ABSTRACT: A consistent dataset of lake surface water temperature, ice cover, water-leaving reflectance, water level and extent is presented. The collection constitutes the Lakes Essential Climate Variable (ECV) for inland waters. The data span combined satellite observations from 1992 to 2020 inclusive and quantifies over 2000 relatively large lakes, which represent a small fraction of the number of lakes worldwide but a significant fraction of global freshwater surface. Visible and near-infrared optical imagery, thermal imagery and microwave radar data from satellites have been exploited. All observations are provided in a common grid at 1/120° latitude-longitude resolution, jointly in daily files. The data/algorithms have been validated against in situ measurements where possible. Consistency anal

SUBMITTER: Carrea L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9840620 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature