Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence

by Markus Andrews 11 June 2025, 00:00 169 Views

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11 June 2025

The mapping of lake surfaces globally has been constrained by the limitations of single-source satellite data. A spatio-temporal fusion approach now enables high-resolution mapping of more than 1.4 million lakes, revealing seasonality as the main factor driving changes in the spread of lake surfaces, with links between seasonality and human residence.

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Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence

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