PROMICE-2022 ice mask: a high-resolution outline of the Greenland Ice Sheet from August 2022

Luetzenburg, Gregor; Korsgaard, Niels Jakup; Deichmann, Anna Kirk; Socher, Tobias; Gleie, Karin; Scharffenberger, Thomas; Fahrner, Dominik; Nielsen, Eva Bendix; How, Penelope; Bjørk, Anders Anker; Kjeldsen, Kristian Kjellerup; Ahlstrøm, Andreas Peter; Fausto, Robert Schjøtt

doi:10.5194/essd-18-411-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-411-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-411-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

Data description paper

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15 Jan 2026

Data description paper |

| 15 Jan 2026

PROMICE-2022 ice mask: a high-resolution outline of the Greenland Ice Sheet from August 2022

Gregor Luetzenburg, Niels Jakup Korsgaard, Anna Kirk Deichmann, Tobias Socher, Karin Gleie, Thomas Scharffenberger, Dominik Fahrner, Eva Bendix Nielsen, Penelope How, Anders Anker Bjørk, Kristian Kjellerup Kjeldsen, Andreas Peter Ahlstrøm, and Robert Schjøtt Fausto

Data sets

PROMICE-2022 Ice Mask Gregor Luetzenburg et al. https://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/O8CLRE

PROMICE-2022 Ice Mask Sentinel-2 RGB mosaic (August 2022) Gregor Luetzenburg et al. https://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/OUKHBW

PROMICE-2022 Ice Mask QGIS Bundle Gregor Luetzenburg et al. https://doi.org/10.22008/FK2/ARQ2L1

Short summary

We mapped the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet using recent satellite images to create a detailed outline of its extent in 2022. This helps track how the ice sheet is changing as the climate warms. By carefully combining satellite data and checking results by hand, we created one of the most accurate maps of the ice sheet to date. This map supports research on ice loss and improves predictions of future changes in Greenland’s ice and its effect on the planet.