Lakes, Ponds, and Partial Inundation in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, AK, 2019-2023

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Description

This dataset provides high resolution (3 m) maps delineating open water and partial inundation in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD), Alaska, and a database that tracks rapid changes in surface area for individual lakes and ponds over 2019-2023. The dataset was built using daily PlanetScope imagery (3 m), allowing for tracking changes in surface water extent at high spatial and temporal resolutions. Two types of maps were produced; (1) open water lakes and ponds and (2) partial inundation, defined as areas that partially contain water (e.g. emergent vegetation, flooded vegetation, or saturated soil). Open water lakes and ponds were mapped using a convolutional neural network, and partial inundation was classified using a pixel-based thresholding approach. For both map categories, monthly climatological composites for the snow and ice-free period are provided. For open water lake and pond maps, monthly composites are provided as well. An accompanying database includes the geometry and surface area time series for each mapped water body.

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