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High Mountain Asia (HMA)

Remote sensing data on glacier change
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Data

The following table includes the official HMA data sets currently available from NSIDC DAAC. These data sets have been produced by the HMA team. 

Data for this collection: 46
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NAMETEMPORAL COVERAGEFORMAT(S)PARAMETER(S)
Chamoli Disaster Post-event 2-m DEM Composite (February 10-11, 2021) and Difference Map, Version 1 (HMA2_CPOST) - PNG, GeoTIFF
DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
Chamoli Disaster Pre-event 2-m DEM Composite: September 2015, Version 1 (HMA2_CPRE) - PNG, GeoTIFF
DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
GFDL SPEAR Large Ensembles, Version 1 (HMA2_GSLE) - NetCDF
AIR TEMPERATUREPRECIPITATION AMOUNTSEA SURFACE TEMPERATURESPECIFIC HUMIDITYWIND SPEED
Global Glacier Debris Thickness Estimates and Sub-Debris Melt Factors, Version 1 (HMA_DTE) - XML, GeoTIFF, CSV, ASCII
DEBRIS THICKNESSSUB-DEBRIS MELT ENHANCEMENT
Global PyGEM-OGGM Glacier Projections with RCP and SSP Scenarios, Version 1 (HMA2_GGP) - netCDF-4
GLACIER ABLATIONGLACIER ACCUMULATIONGLACIER AREAGLACIER MASSGLACIER MELTGLACIER REFREEZEGLACIER RUNOFF
High Mountain Asia 1 km 6-hourly Downscaled Meteorological Data 2003 to 2018, Version 1 (HMA_DM_6H) - netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
AIR TEMPERATUREDEW POINT TEMPERATUREDOWNWELLING LONGWAVE RADIATIONDOWNWELLING SHORTWAVE RADIATIONRELATIVE HUMIDITYSPECIFIC HUMIDITYSURFACE PRESSURETOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATEWIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016, Version 1 (HMA2_GFTP) - netCDF-4
LAND SURFACE TEMPERATUREPERMAFROSTPERMAFROST TEMPERATURE
High Mountain Asia 12 km Modeled Estimates of Aerosol Transport, Chemistry, and Deposition Reanalysis, 2003-2019, Version 1 (HMA2_MATCHA) - netCDF-4 classic
AEROSOL CONCENTRATIONBLACK CARBONDEPOSITIONLONGWAVE RADIATIONSHORTWAVE RADIATION
High Mountain Asia 2 m DEM, Surface Velocity, and Lagrangian Surface Mass Balance for Select Debris Covered Glaciers, Version 1 (HMA2_DCG_SMB) - GeoTIFF
DIGITAL ELEVATION/DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELSGLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCEICE VELOCITY
High Mountain Asia 30m and 8m Flood Geomorphic Potential, Version 1 (HMA2_FGP)
GeoTIFF, Shapefile
FLOODS
High Mountain Asia 4-km Dynamically Downscaled Meteorological Data, 2000-2015, Version 1 (HMA2_DDSMET) - netCDF-4
AIR TEMPERATUREPRECIPITATION AMOUNT
High Mountain Asia 5 Arc-Minute Hydrological Flow Direction for the Headwaters of the Amu Darya and Indus River Basins, Version 1 (HMA2_HFD)GeoTIFF, ASCII Grid
DRAINAGE DIRECTION
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_DEM8m_MOS) - PNG, GeoTIFF
DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Along-track Optical Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_DEM8m_AT) - PNG, GeoTIFF
DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Cross-track Optical Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_DEM8m_CT) - PNG, GeoTIFF
DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
High Mountain Asia Annual 90m Glacier Surface Melt/Freeze Phenology from SAR Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_GSM) - GeoTIFF
SURFACE MELT
High Mountain Asia ASCAT Freeze/Thaw/Melt Status, Version 1 (HMA_FreezeThawMelt_ASCAT) - PNG, HDF5, GeoTIFF
FREEZE/THAW
High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 (HMA_GlacierAvg_dH) - Shapefile, KML
GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
High Mountain Asia CMIP6 Monthly and Yearly Water Balance Projections, 2016-2099 for Parts of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan, Version 1 (HMA2_WBP) -
- 		netCDF-4
WATER BUDGET
High Mountain Asia COAWST 6-Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_6H) - netCDF-3
ALBEDOLIQUID PRECIPITATIONLONGWAVE RADIATIONRELATIVE HUMIDITYWIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_D) - netCDF-4
ALBEDOLIQUID PRECIPITATIONLONGWAVE RADIATIONRELATIVE HUMIDITYWIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia COAWST Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_1H) - netCDF-3
ALBEDOLIQUID PRECIPITATIONLONGWAVE RADIATIONRELATIVE HUMIDITYWIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia COAWST Monthly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_M) - netCDF-4
ALBEDOLIQUID PRECIPITATIONLONGWAVE RADIATIONRELATIVE HUMIDITYWIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia Daily 0.05 x 0.05 deg Noah-MP Land Surface Model Reanalysis, Version 1 (HMA2_NLSMR) - netCDF-3
WATER BUDGET
High Mountain Asia Daily 5 km Downscaled SPEAR Precipitation and Air Temperature Projections, Version 1 (HMA2_DSPAT) -
- 		netCDF-4
AIR TEMPERATUREPRECIPITATION AMOUNT
High Mountain Asia Daily 5km Landslide Hazard Indicator, Version 1 (HMA2_LHI) -
-
- 		netCDF-4
LANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia GFDL FLOR Modeled Daily Precipitation for Extreme Analysis, Version 1 (HMA_EAPrecip_FLOR) -
-
- 		netCDF-3
24 HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
High Mountain Asia GFDL FLOR Modeled Extreme Precipitation Indices, Version 1 (HMA_Precip_FLOR) - GeoTIFF
PRECIPITATION INDICES
High Mountain Asia Glacier Thickness Change Mosaics from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 (HMA_Glacier_dH_Mosaics) - PNG, GeoTIFF
GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
High Mountain Asia Gridded Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 (HMA_Glacier_dH) - netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
High Mountain Asia Landslide Catalog, Version 2 (HMA_LS_Cat) - Shapefile
LANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia Langtang Automatic Weather Station Measurements, Version 1 (HMA_AWS) - CSV
AIR TEMPERATURELIQUID SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATERELATIVE HUMIDITYSURFACE PRESSUREWIND DIRECTIONWIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia Langtang Shortwave Downward Irradiance, Version 1 (HMA_SDI) - netCDF-3
SHORTWAVE DOWNWARD IRRADIANCE
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Bidirectional Reflectance Factor, Version 1 (HMA_SBRF) - netCDF-3
BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE FACTOR
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Properties, Version 1 (HMA_Snowfield) - ASCII
REFLECTANCESPECIFIC SURFACE AREA
High Mountain Asia LDAS 1 km Snow and Temperature Parameters, Version 1 (HMA_STParams) - netCDF-3
SNOW DEPTHSNOW WATER EQUIVALENTSOIL TEMPERATURESURFACE TEMPERATURE
High Mountain Asia LIS Model Terrestrial Hydrological Parameters, Version 1 (HMA_LIS_LandSurfaceHydro) - netCDF-4, PNG
NET RADIATIONSNOW COVERSNOW WATER EQUIVALENTSOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENTSURFACE TEMPERATURE
High Mountain Asia MAR V3.5 Regional Climate Model Output, Version 1 (HMA_MAR3_5) - netCDF-4
ALBEDOLAND SURFACE TEMPERATURELONGWAVE RADIATIONSNOW DEPTHWIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth, Version 1 (HMA_OptDepth) - ASCII
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESSANGSTROM EXPONENT
High Mountain Asia Multitemporal Landslide Inventories, Version 1 (HMA_MTLI) - Shapefile
LANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia Multitemporal Landslide Inventory for the Pumqu/Arun River Basin, Version 1 (HMA2_MTLI) - Shapefile
LANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia Near-Global Multi-Decadal Glacial Lake Inventory, Version 1 (HMA_GLI) - Shapefile
GLACIAL LAKE EXTENT
High Mountain Asia PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios, Version 1 (HMA_GL_RCP) - netCDF-4
GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCEGLACIER RUNOFF
High Mountain Asia Rasterized PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios, Version 1 (HMA_GL_RCPR) - netCDF-4, GeoTIFF
GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCEGLACIER RUNOFF
High Mountain Asia TRMM-derived 3B42 Extreme Precipitation Indices, Version 1 (HMA_Precip_3B42) - GeoTIFF
PRECIPITATION INDICES
High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis, Version 1 (HMA_SR_D) - netCDF-4
ALBEDOSNOW DEPTHSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
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