The Greenland Ice-Marginal Lake Inventory Series from 2016 to 2023

How, Penelope; Petersen, Dorthe; Kjeldsen, Kristian K.; Raundrup, Katrine; Karlsson, Nanna B.; Messerli, Alexandra; Rutishauser, Anja; Carrivick, Jonathan L.; Lea, James M.; Fausto, Robert S.; Ahlstrøm, Andreas P.; Andersen, Signe B.

doi:10.5194/essd-17-6331-2025

Articles | Volume 17, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-6331-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-6331-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 11

Data description paper

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21 Nov 2025

Data description paper |

| 21 Nov 2025

The Greenland Ice-Marginal Lake Inventory Series from 2016 to 2023

Penelope How, Dorthe Petersen, Kristian K. Kjeldsen, Katrine Raundrup, Nanna B. Karlsson, Alexandra Messerli, Anja Rutishauser, Jonathan L. Carrivick, James M. Lea, Robert S. Fausto, Andreas P. Ahlstrøm, and Signe B. Andersen

Data sets

Greenland Ice-Marginal Lake Inventory annual time-series Edition 1 Penelope How et l. https://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/MBKW9N

Model code and software

GrIML v1.0.3 Penelope How https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15933630

GrIML code repository Penelope How https://github.com/GEUS-Glaciology-and-Climate/GrIML

GrIML code documentation Penelope How https://griml.readthedocs.io

QGreenland T.A. Moon et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12823307

Short summary

We mapped 2918 ice-marginal lakes across Greenland (2016–2023), revealing changes in size, abundance and temperature. This open dataset improves understanding of terrestrial water storage, glacier dynamics, and Arctic ecology, supporting research on sea level rise, glacier-lake interactions, and sustainable resource planning including hydropower development under Greenland’s climate commitments.