A Labeling Intercomparison of Retrogressive Thaw Slumps by a Diverse Group of Domain Experts

• Published in: Permafrost and periglacial processes Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 83 - 92
• Main Authors: Nitze, Ingmar, Van der Sluijs, Jurjen, Barth, Sophia, Bernhard, Philipp, Huang, Lingcao, Kizyakov, Alexander, Lara, Mark J., Nesterova, Nina, Runge, Alexandra, Veremeeva, Alexandra, Ward Jones, Melissa, Witharana, Chandi, Xia, Zhuoxuan, Liljedahl, Anna K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Accuracy; deep learning; Guidelines; hillslope thermokarst; Intercomparison; Labeling; Labels; Permafrost; remote sensing; retrogressive thaw slumps; Slump structures; Subject specialists; uncertainty estimation

ABSTRACT Deep‐learning (DL) models have become increasingly beneficial for the detection of retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS) in the permafrost domain. However, comparing accuracy metrics is challenging due to unstandardized labeling guidelines. To address this, we conducted an experiment with 12 inte...