Yang, Ruitang (2024): Glacier mass and area changes on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, 1986–2016 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.965738
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Published: 2024-03-15 • DOI registered: 2024-04-12
Abstract:
Several studies reported glaciers on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska have experienced widespread recession since the Little Ice Age Maximum. However, most studies have been carried out on parts of the whole glacierized region. In this study, we estimate the glacier volume and mass change by geodetic method, derived from derived from DEMs generated from ASTER images in 2005 and the IFSAR DEM in 2014, to reveal substantial thinning and mass loss between 2005 and 2014. The ASTER data were acquired between 9 August and 14 August 2005, while the IFSAR data were acquired between 29 August and 12 September 2014.
Funding:
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), grant/award no. QYZDJ-SSW-DQC039: Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), grant/award no. QYZDY-SSWDQC02: Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), grant/award no. XDA19070501: Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, grant/award no. SKLCS-ZZ–2017: State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 60.059000 * Median Longitude: -149.995000 * South-bound Latitude: 60.024000 * West-bound Longitude: -149.995000 * North-bound Latitude: 60.094000 * East-bound Longitude: -149.995000
Date/Time Start: 2014-08-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2014-09-14T23:59:59
Event(s):
Kenai_Peninsula_1986–2016_ASTER * Latitude: 60.094000 * Longitude: -149.995000 * Date/Time Start: 2014-08-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2014-09-14T23:59:59 * Location: Alaska * Method/Device: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer, digital elevation model (ASTER DEM)
Kenai_Peninsula_1986–2016_IFSAR * Latitude: 60.024000 * Longitude: -149.995000 * Date/Time Start: 2014-08-29T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2014-09-12T23:59:59 * Location: Alaska * Method/Device: Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IfSAR), digital elevation model (InSAR DEM)
Comment:
This dataset is the digital elevation model (DEM) for the glaciers on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File content | Content | Yang, Ruitang | |||
| 2 | Raster graphic, GeoTIFF format | GeoTIFF | Yang, Ruitang | |||
| 3 | Raster graphic, GeoTIFF format (File Size) | GeoTIFF (Size) | Bytes | Yang, Ruitang | ||
| 4 | Raster graphic, GeoTIFF format (MD5 Hash) | GeoTIFF (Hash) | Yang, Ruitang | |||
| 5 | Date/time start | Date/time start | Yang, Ruitang | |||
| 6 | Date/time end | Date/time end | Yang, Ruitang |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
36 data points