Table 2 Summary of annual January SGL metrics.
From: Large interannual variability in supraglacial lakes around East Antarctica
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total SGL-covered area (km2) | 2080 | 2237 | 757 | 2512 | 1835 | 2236 | 2186 |
Proportion of SGLs by area on floating ice (%) | 76 | 85 | 75 | 84 | 78 | 76 | 80 |
Total SGL volume (×106 m3) | 1679 | 1684 | 438 | 2332 | 1386 | 2130 | 1577 |
Mean individual SGL area (km2) | 0.034 | 0.035 | 0.022 | 0.048 | 0.033 | 0.035 | 0.037 |
Maximum SGL elevation (m a.s.l) | 1895 | 1182 | 1324 | 1623 | 1348 | 1395 | 1488 |
