Water is an imperative part of the Earth and an essential resource in human life and
production. Under the effects of climate change and human activities, the spatial and …

Lake ice is an important feature of the physical landscape at northern latitudes. Not only
does the presence of lake ice help modulate weather and climate but it also plays an …

Deep learning-based coastline detection algorithms have begun to outshine traditional
statistical methods in recent years. However, they are usually trained only as single-purpose …

Northwestern Alaska has been highly affected by changing climatic patterns with new
temperature and precipitation maxima over the recent years. In particular, the Baldwin and …

Ice cover plays a critical role in physical, biogeochemical, and ecological processes in lakes.
Despite its importance, winter limnology remains relatively understudied. Here, we provide a …

Northern lakes are considered a major source of atmospheric methane (CH4), a potent
GHG,. However, large uncertainties in their emissions (7–26 Tg CH4 yr–1; ref.) arise from …

Climate change and associated Arctic amplification cause a degradation of permafrost
which in turn has major implications for the environment. The potential turnover of frozen …

Surface melting on Amery Ice Shelf (AIS), East Antarctica, produces an extensive
supraglacial drainage system consisting of hundreds of lakes connected by surface …

River ice monitoring is of great significance for river management, ship navigation and ice
hazard forecasting in cold-regions. Accurate ice segmentation is one most important pieces …

While the sentinel nature of freshwater systems is now well recognized, widespread
integration of freshwater processes and patterns into our understanding of broader climate …