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MODIS-observed variations of lake ice phenology in Xinjiang, China

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  • Yu Cai

    (Nanjing University
    Nanjing University
    Nanjing University)

  • Chang-Qing Ke

    (Nanjing University
    Nanjing University
    Nanjing University
    Collaborative Innovation Center of Novel Software Technology and Industrialization)

  • Guohui Yao

    (Nanjing University
    Nanjing University
    Nanjing University)

  • Xiaoyi Shen

    (Nanjing University
    Nanjing University
    Nanjing University)

Abstract

Lakes sensitively respond to global and regional climate change, especially in arid areas. Using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) daily snow products, the lake ice phenology of 23 lakes in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China from 2001 to 2018 was extracted based on thresholds of ice/water pixel numbers, and their change trends over 18 years were calculated. The results of MODIS-derived lake ice phenology showed consistent variations with existing ice phenology data sets derived from passive microwave data. Generally, lakes in Xinjiang begin to freeze from October to December every year, and their ice cover periods end from March to June. The average ice cover duration for the 23 lakes is 167 days, of which 16 lakes have an average shortening rate of − 1.08 days/year and seven lakes have an average extending rate of 1.18 days/year. The majority of lakes experienced later freeze-up (17 lakes) and earlier break-up (18 lakes) from 2001 to 2018. Lake ice phenology is affected by both climatic factors and lake physicochemical characteristics, in which freeze-up dates are more easily affected by lake-specific factors such as lake area (r = 0.535), while climatic factors especially water surface temperature have greater impacts on lake break-up dates (r = − 0.874). Compared to air temperature, water surface temperature changes have a more direct influence on the variations in lake ice phenology, 1° increase in water surface temperature may cause the ice cover duration to decrease by 12 days, while precipitation changes have almost no effect on the lakes in Xinjiang. In some cases, lake changes such as changes to the area and mineralization may also have dominant impacts on lake ice phenology.

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  • Yu Cai & Chang-Qing Ke & Guohui Yao & Xiaoyi Shen, 2020. "MODIS-observed variations of lake ice phenology in Xinjiang, China," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 158(3), pages 575-592, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:climat:v:158:y:2020:i:3:d:10.1007_s10584-019-02623-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10584-019-02623-2
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