SETP_GLI: An annual 10–30 m glacial lake inventory for the southeastern Tibetan Plateau from 1990 to 2025
Abstract
Abstract. Glacial lakes in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau (SETP) have expanded, increasing the potential for cascading hazards associated with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs). However, long-term, annual monitoring data that include micro glacial lakes remain relatively limited for this region. To address this gap, this study integrated Landsat series and Sentinel-2 imagery and used the GLA-RCNN deep learning framework with an embedded Convolutional Block Attention Module to construct and release an annual glacial lake inventory (SETP_GLI). The dataset comprises 36 annual vector layers from 1990 to 2025, recording the annual evolution of regional glacial lake numbers and areas. The use of 10 m resolution imagery and model optimization improved the detection of micro glacial lakes (
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cryospheric studies and observations
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Earth System Science Data Discussions
- Publisher
- Copernicus GmbH
- Publication date
- 9 July 2026
- Document type
- Preprint