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DARTS: Multi-year database of AI-detected retrogressive thaw slumps in the circum-arctic permafrost region.

Ingmar Nitze, Konrad Heidler, Nina Nesterova, Jonas Küpper, Emma Schütt, Tobias Hölzer, Sophia Barth, Mark J Lara, Anna K Liljedahl, Guido Grosse

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Ingmar NitzePermafrost Research Section, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473, Potsdam, Germany. ingmar.nitze@awi.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1165-6852
Konrad HeidlerChair of Data Science in Earth Observation (SiPEO), Department of Aerospace and Geodesy, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 80333, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8226-0727
Nina NesterovaPermafrost Research Section, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7055-9852
Jonas KüpperComputing and Data Centre, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27570, Bremerhaven, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6728-7411
Emma SchüttPermafrost Research Section, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2946-0561
Tobias HölzerPermafrost Research Section, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-9058-0882
Sophia BarthPermafrost Research Section, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7276-7011
Mark J LaraDepartment of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4670-7031
Anna K LiljedahlWoodwell Climate Research Center, 02540, Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7114-6443
Guido GrossePermafrost Research Section, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473, Potsdam, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5895-2141

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Helmholtz Association AI-CORENational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 80NSSC22K1254National Science Foundation (NSF) 1927872National Science Foundation (NSF) 1928048National Science Foundation (NSF) 2052107
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Abstract

Retrogressive Thaw Slumps (RTS) are widespread mass-wasting hillslope failures triggered by thawing permafrost. While regional studies have provided insights into the spatial distribution and dynamics of RTS, a consistent and unbiased quantification and monitoring remains unsolved at pan-arctic scales. We present the Database of AI-detected Arctic RTS footprints (DARTS), comprising ~43,000 individual footprints of active RTS or active areas within larger RTS landforms. DARTS spans ~1.6 million km

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