Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1907-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1907-2021
Research article
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20 Apr 2021
Research article |  | 20 Apr 2021

Mapping potential signs of gas emissions in ice of Lake Neyto, Yamal, Russia, using synthetic aperture radar and multispectral remote sensing data

Georg Pointner, Annett Bartsch, Yury A. Dvornikov, and Alexei V. Kouraev

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (08 Dec 2020) by Sebastiano Piccolroaz
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 Feb 2021) by Sebastiano Piccolroaz
AR by Georg Pointner on behalf of the Authors (03 Mar 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (03 Mar 2021) by Sebastiano Piccolroaz
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Short summary
This study presents strong new indications that regions of anomalously low backscatter in C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery of ice of Lake Neyto in northwestern Siberia are related to strong emissions of natural gas. Spatio-temporal dynamics and potential scattering and formation mechanisms are assessed. It is suggested that exploiting the spatial and temporal properties of Sentinel-1 SAR data may be beneficial for the identification of similar phenomena in other Arctic lakes.