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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-1665-2026
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Global mapping of lake-terminating glaciers
Institute of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Asian Mountain Academic Alliance, Lalitpur, Nepal
William Armstrong
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA
School of Marine and Environmental Programs, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA
School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
Rodrigo Aguayo
Department of Water and Climate, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Tobias Bolch
Institute of Geodesy, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Fabien Maussion
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Vibhor Agarwal
Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, USA
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Iestyn Barr
Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
Nathaniel R. Baurley
School of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Mike Cloutier
Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA
Katelyn DeWater
School of Marine and Environmental Programs, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA
Frank Donachie
Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
Yoann Drocourt
ACRI-ST, Sophia-Antipolis, France
Siddhi Garg
University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Gunjan Joshi
Department of Information Services and Computing, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
Byron Guzman
Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Stanislav Kutuzov
School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA
Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Columbus, USA
Thomas Loriaux
Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Caleb Mathias
Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Brian Menounos
Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Evan Miles
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Aleksandra Osika
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Kaleigh Potter
School of Marine and Environmental Programs, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, USA
Adina Racoviteanu
Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, IGE – Saint Martin d’Hères, Saint Martin d’Hères, France
Brianna Rick
RedCastle Resources, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Miles Sterner
Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA
Guy D. Tallentire
Department of Geography and Environment, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
Levan Tielidze
Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
School of Natural Sciences and Medicine, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Rebecca White
School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Kunpeng Wu
Institute of Geodesy, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
Whyjay Zheng
Center for Space and Remote Sensing Research, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Short summary
Many mountain glaciers around the world flow into lakes – exactly how many however, has never been mapped. Across a large team of experts we have now identified all glaciers that end in lakes. Only about 1% do so, but they are generally larger than those which end on land. This is important to understand, as lakes can influence the behaviour of glacier ice, including how fast it disappears. This new dataset allows us to better model glaciers at a global scale, accounting for the effect of lakes.
Many mountain glaciers around the world flow into lakes – exactly how many however, has never...
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