Lake ice thickness of the Northern Hemisphere based on remote sensing and lake ice modeling for 2002-2019 and 2091-2099

This dataset consist of three products including: (1) Lake ice thickness of 11 large lakes measured by satellite altimeters for 2002-2019; (2) Lake ice thickness and lake surface snow depth of 1260 lakes with an area > 50 km2 in the Northern Hemisphere modeled by a one-dimensional remote sensing lake ice model for 2003-2018; (3) Future lake ice thickness and surface snow depth for 2091-2099 modeled by the lake ice model with a modified ice growth module.

This daily lake ice and snow thickness dataset could provide a benchmark for the estimation of global lake ice and snow mass, thereby improving our understanding of the ecological and economical significance of fresh water ice as well as its response to climate change.