A satellite-based ice fraction record for small water bodies of the Arctic Coastal Plain (2017 to 2023)

Lin, Hong; Du, Jinyang; Kimball, John S.; Cheng, Xiao; Donnelly, J. Patrick; Watts, Jennifer D.; Bartsch, Annett

doi:10.5194/essd-18-535-2026

Articles | Volume 18, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-535-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-535-2026

© 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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21 Jan 2026

Data description paper |

| 21 Jan 2026

A satellite-based ice fraction record for small water bodies of the Arctic Coastal Plain (2017 to 2023)

Hong Lin, Jinyang Du, John S. Kimball, Xiao Cheng, J. Patrick Donnelly, Jennifer D. Watts, and Annett Bartsch

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-535-2026-supplement

Data sets

A satellite-based ice fraction record for small water bodies of the Arctic Coastal Plain (2017 to 2023) – Dataset and code Hong Lin, Jinyang Du, and John S. Kimball https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033546

Model code and software

A satellite-based ice fraction record for small water bodies of the Arctic Coastal Plain (2017 to 2023) – Dataset and code Hong Lin, Jinyang Du, and John S. Kimball https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17033546

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Ice cover on small water bodies is highly sensitive to climate change and influences ecosystems, water, and the carbon cycle. We produced a satellite-based ice fraction dataset for small water bodies on the Arctic Coastal Plain from 2017 to 2023. The dataset captures freeze-up and break-up timing and reveals spatial variability. It will support studies of climate–ice interactions and improve models of water and carbon processes.