High Mountain Asia (HMA)

Remote sensing data on glacier change
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: 47
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, GeoTIFFDIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
Chamoli Disaster Pre-event 2-m DEM Composite: September 2015, Version 1 (HMA2_CPRE) - PNG, GeoTIFFDIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
GFDL SPEAR Large Ensembles, Version 1 (HMA2_GSLE) - NetCDFAIR TEMPERATURE | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT | SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY | WIND SPEED
Global Glacier Debris Thickness Estimates and Sub-Debris Melt Factors, Version 1 (HMA_DTE) - XML, GeoTIFF, CSV, ASCIIDEBRIS THICKNESS | SUB-DEBRIS MELT ENHANCEMENT
Global PyGEM-OGGM Glacier Projections with RCP and SSP Scenarios, Version 1 (HMA2_GGP) - netCDF-4GLACIER ABLATION | GLACIER ACCUMULATION | GLACIER AREA | GLACIER MASS | GLACIER MELT | GLACIER REFREEZE | GLACIER RUNOFF
High Mountain Asia 1 km 6-hourly Downscaled Meteorological Data 2003 to 2018, Version 1 (HMA_DM_6H) - netCDF-4, GeoTIFFAIR TEMPERATURE | DEW POINT TEMPERATURE | DOWNWELLING LONGWAVE RADIATION | DOWNWELLING SHORTWAVE RADIATION | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | SPECIFIC HUMIDITY | SURFACE PRESSURE | TOTAL SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE | WIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016, Version 1 (HMA2_GFTP) - netCDF-4LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE | PERMAFROST | PERMAFROST TEMPERATURE
High Mountain Asia 12 km Modeled Estimates of Aerosol Transport, Chemistry, and Deposition Reanalysis, 2003-2019, Version 1 (HMA2_MATCHA) - netCDF-4 classicAEROSOL CONCENTRATION | BLACK CARBON | DEPOSITION | LONGWAVE RADIATION | SHORTWAVE RADIATION
High Mountain Asia 2 m DEM, Surface Velocity, and Lagrangian Surface Mass Balance for Select Debris Covered Glaciers, Version 1 (HMA2_DCG_SMB) - GeoTIFFDIGITAL ELEVATION/DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS | GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE | ICE VELOCITY
High Mountain Asia 30m and 8m Flood Geomorphic Potential, Version 1 (HMA2_FGP)
GeoTIFF, ShapefileFLOODS
High Mountain Asia 4-km Dynamically Downscaled Meteorological Data, 2000-2015, Version 1 (HMA2_DDSMET) - netCDF-4AIR TEMPERATURE | PRECIPITATION 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 GridDRAINAGE DIRECTION
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_DEM8m_MOS) - PNG, GeoTIFFDIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Along-track Optical Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_DEM8m_AT) - PNG, GeoTIFFDIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Cross-track Optical Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_DEM8m_CT) - PNG, GeoTIFFDIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM)
High Mountain Asia Annual 90m Glacier Surface Melt/Freeze Phenology from SAR Imagery, Version 1 (HMA_GSM) - GeoTIFFSURFACE MELT
High Mountain Asia ASCAT Freeze/Thaw/Melt Status, Version 1 (HMA_FreezeThawMelt_ASCAT) - PNG, HDF5, GeoTIFFFREEZE/THAW
High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 (HMA_GlacierAvg_dH) - Shapefile, KMLGLACIER 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) -
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netCDF-4WATER BUDGET
High Mountain Asia COAWST 6-Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_6H) - netCDF-3ALBEDO | LIQUID PRECIPITATION | LONGWAVE RADIATION | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | WIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_D) - netCDF-4ALBEDO | LIQUID PRECIPITATION | LONGWAVE RADIATION | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | WIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia COAWST Hourly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_1H) - netCDF-3ALBEDO | LIQUID PRECIPITATION | LONGWAVE RADIATION | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | WIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia COAWST Monthly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 (HMA_RCMO_M) - netCDF-4ALBEDO | LIQUID PRECIPITATION | LONGWAVE RADIATION | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | WIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia Daily 0.05 x 0.05 deg Noah-MP Land Surface Model Reanalysis, Version 1 (HMA2_NLSMR) - netCDF-3WATER BUDGET
High Mountain Asia Daily 5 km Downscaled SPEAR Precipitation and Air Temperature Projections, Version 1 (HMA2_DSPAT) -
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netCDF-4AIR TEMPERATURE | PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
High Mountain Asia Daily 5km Landslide Hazard Indicator, Version 1 (HMA2_LHI) -
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netCDF-4LANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia GFDL FLOR Modeled Daily Precipitation for Extreme Analysis, Version 1 (HMA_EAPrecip_FLOR) -
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netCDF-324 HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
High Mountain Asia GFDL FLOR Modeled Extreme Precipitation Indices, Version 1 (HMA_Precip_FLOR) - GeoTIFFPRECIPITATION INDICES
High Mountain Asia Glacier Thickness Change Mosaics from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 (HMA_Glacier_dH_Mosaics) - PNG, GeoTIFFGLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
High Mountain Asia Gridded Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 (HMA_Glacier_dH) - netCDF-4, GeoTIFFGLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS
High Mountain Asia Landslide Catalog, Version 2 (HMA_LS_Cat) - ShapefileLANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia Langtang Automatic Weather Station Measurements, Version 1 (HMA_AWS) - CSVAIR TEMPERATURE | LIQUID SURFACE PRECIPITATION RATE | RELATIVE HUMIDITY | SURFACE PRESSURE | WIND DIRECTION | WIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia Langtang Shortwave Downward Irradiance, Version 1 (HMA_SDI) - netCDF-3SHORTWAVE DOWNWARD IRRADIANCE
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Bidirectional Reflectance Factor, Version 1 (HMA_SBRF) - netCDF-3BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE FACTOR
High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Properties, Version 1 (HMA_Snowfield) - ASCIIREFLECTANCE | SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA
High Mountain Asia LDAS 1 km Snow and Temperature Parameters, Version 1 (HMA_STParams) - netCDF-3SNOW DEPTH | SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT | SOIL TEMPERATURE | SURFACE TEMPERATURE
High Mountain Asia LIS Model Terrestrial Hydrological Parameters, Version 1 (HMA_LIS_LandSurfaceHydro) - netCDF-4, PNGNET RADIATION | SNOW COVER | SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT | SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT | SURFACE TEMPERATURE
High Mountain Asia MAR V3.5 Regional Climate Model Output, Version 1 (HMA_MAR3_5) - netCDF-4ALBEDO | LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE | LONGWAVE RADIATION | SNOW DEPTH | WIND SPEED
High Mountain Asia MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth, Version 1 (HMA_OptDepth) - ASCIIAEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS | ANGSTROM EXPONENT
High Mountain Asia Multitemporal Landslide Inventories, Version 1 (HMA_MTLI) - ShapefileLANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia Multitemporal Landslide Inventory for the Pumqu/Arun River Basin, Version 1 (HMA2_MTLI) - ShapefileLANDSLIDES
High Mountain Asia Near-Global Multi-Decadal Glacial Lake Inventory, Version 1 (HMA_GLI) - ShapefileGLACIAL LAKE EXTENT
High Mountain Asia PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios, Version 1 (HMA_GL_RCP) - netCDF-4GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE | GLACIER RUNOFF
High Mountain Asia Rasterized PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios, Version 1 (HMA_GL_RCPR) - netCDF-4, GeoTIFFGLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE | GLACIER RUNOFF
High Mountain Asia Supraglacial Lake Extents on Debris Covered Glaciers, 1988-2023, Version 1 (HMA2_DCG_SGL) - ShapefileGLACIAL LAKE EXTENT
High Mountain Asia TRMM-derived 3B42 Extreme Precipitation Indices, Version 1 (HMA_Precip_3B42) - GeoTIFFPRECIPITATION INDICES
High Mountain Asia UCLA Daily Snow Reanalysis, Version 1 (HMA_SR_D) - netCDF-4ALBEDO | SNOW DEPTH | SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT