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Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-525-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-525-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 2
Research article
 | 
08 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 08 Feb 2024

Seasonal to decadal dynamics of supraglacial lakes on debris-covered glaciers in the Khumbu region, Nepal

Lucas Zeller, Daniel McGrath, Scott W. McCoy, and Jonathan Jacquet

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-525-2024-supplement

Data sets

Derived products and analytical scripts for "Seasonal to decadal dynamics of supraglacial lakes on debris-covered glaciers in the Khumbu Region, Nepal" Lucas Zeller et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10463250

Model code and software

Derived products and analytical scripts for "Seasonal to decadal dynamics of supraglacial lakes on debris-covered glaciers in the Khumbu Region, Nepal" Lucas Zeller et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10463250

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Short summary
In this study we developed methods for automatically identifying supraglacial lakes in multiple satellite imagery sources for eight glaciers in Nepal. We identified a substantial seasonal variability in lake area, which was as large as the variability seen across entire decades. These complex patterns are not captured in existing regional-scale datasets. Our findings show that this seasonal variability must be accounted for in order to interpret long-term changes in debris-covered glaciers.
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