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Articles | Volume 18, issue 6
Articles | Volume 18, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4219-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-4219-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 6
Data description article
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22 Jun 2026
Data description article |  | 22 Jun 2026

TPLake-MED: a monthly extent dataset for lakes on the Tibetan Plateau

Siyu Zhao, Xiang Zhao, Jiacheng Zhao, Xin Zhang, Xingyu Liu, and Chengzhi Yao

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We constructed a monthly vector boundary dataset (2000–2024) for lakes ≥ 10 km² on the Tibetan Plateau using Google Earth Engine and MODIS data. A spectral-index random forest (93.21 % accuracy) and post-processing enhanced boundary precision. The dataset (TPLake-MED) shows steady lake expansion (~ 34.91 km2 yr−1) with peak area in September/October. Monthly changes are more significant in the west, and smaller lakes are more sensitive, offering insights for climate and ecosystem management.
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