Inland waterbodies in China

Researchers analyzed satellite images of China taken between 1984 and 2015 and estimated that the number of inland waterbodies– lakes, ponds, and impoundments–larger than 1 km2 is 0.3-1.5 times higher than previous estimates, and the surface area of all waterbodies in China combined is 0.2-0.5 times larger than previous estimates; the authors also found that climate change and human activity contributed to the disappearance of existing waterbodies, except in high-elevation regions where waterbodies expanded from glacier melting.

Article #19-10872: “Inland water bodies in China: Features discovered in the long-term satellite data,” by Shuailong Feng et al.

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This part of information is sourced from https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-12/potn-iwi112719.php

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