Dataset

Lake-level over the Tibetan Plateau using multi-sensor satellite altimetry data (2010-2020)

Water Quantity (Supply, Recharge), Reservoirs (Dams, Lakes, Ice / Glaciers, etc)ChinaTibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC)

Dataset Objective

To assess the lake water levels in the Tibetan Plateau.

Context

Data covers water levels of 244 lakes extracted in CryoSat-2 L1B Baseline D (2010-2020), water levels of 356 lakes extracted in ICESat-2 ATL13 (2018-2020), water levels of 125 lakes extracted in Sentinel-3A SRAL L2 (2016- 2020), and water levels in 120 lakes extracted from Sentinel-3B SRAL L2 (2018-2020).

What is included

This dataset entails date, decimal date, water level, standard deviation, and geographic location of each lake.

Collection Methods

Multi-sensor satellite altimetry.