High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1
Data set id:
HMA_GlacierAvg_dH
DOI: 10.5067/93BANQZIG1KD
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains average thickness changes for approximately 650 Himalayan glaciers between 1975 and 2000, and 1040 Himalayan glaciers between 2000 and 2016. The data were derived from HEXAGON KH-9 and ASTER digital elevation models (DEMs), by fitting robust linear trends to time series of elevation pixels over the glacier surfaces.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
Platform(s):
HEXAGON KH-9, Terra
Sensor(s):
ASTER, CAMERA
Data Format(s):
Shapefile, KML
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1974 to 31 December 2017
Temporal Resolution:
  • 1 year
Spatial Resolution:
  • 30 m
  • 30 m
Spatial Reference System(s):
WGS 84
EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
N:
34.4
S:
27.4
E:
92.9
W:
75.4
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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