Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence

The mapping of lake surfaces globally has been constrained by the limitations of single-source satellite data. A spatio-temporal fusion approach now enables high-resolution mapping of more than 1.4 million lakes, revealing seasonality as the main factor driving changes in the spread of lake surfaces, with links between seasonality and human residence. A spatio-temporal fusion of multi-source satellite data has enabled high-resolution mapping of 1.4 million lakes worldwide.

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Nature
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2025-06-11
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https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-01785-7
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Flood Risk Assessment and Management
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Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence

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Seasonality dominates changes in lake-surface extent and aligns with human residence

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Abstract

The mapping of lake surfaces globally has been constrained by the limitations of single-source satellite data. A spatio-temporal fusion approach now enables high-resolution mapping of more than 1.4 million lakes, revealing seasonality as the main factor driving changes in the spread of lake surfaces, with links between seasonality and human residence. A spatio-temporal fusion of multi-source satellite data has enabled high-resolution mapping of 1.4 million lakes worldwide.

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