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The following table lists HMA data sets that are available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).
High Mountain Asia
| Title | Temporal Coverage | Parameter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery, Version 1 | 2002/01/28 to 2016/11/24 | DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM) |
| High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Along-track Optical Imagery, Version 1 | 2002/01/28 to 2016/11/24 | DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM) |
| High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEMs Derived from Cross-track Optical Imagery, Version 1 | 2002/01/28 to 2016/11/24 | DIGITAL ELEVATION/TERRAIN MODEL (DEM) |
| High Mountain Asia ASCAT Freeze/Thaw/Melt Status, Version 1 | 2009/01/01 to 2017/10/12 | FREEZE/THAW |
| High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 | 1974/01/01 to 2017/12/31 | GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Daily 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 | 1999/10/01 to 2014/09/30 | ALBEDO, LIQUID PRECIPITATION, LONGWAVE RADIATION, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WIND SPEED |
| High Mountain Asia COAWST Monthly 4km Regional Climate Model Simulations, Version 1 | 1999/10/01 to 2014/09/30 | ALBEDO, LIQUID PRECIPITATION, LONGWAVE RADIATION, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WIND SPEED |
| High Mountain Asia GFDL FLOR Modeled Daily Precipitation for Extreme Analysis, Version 1 |
2061/01/01 to 2100/12/31 1982/01/01 to 2017/12/31 1961/01/01 to 2000/12/31 |
24 HOUR PRECIPITATION AMOUNT |
| High Mountain Asia GFDL FLOR Modeled Extreme Precipitation Indices, Version 1 | 2000/01/01 to 2016/12/31 | PRECIPITATION INDICES |
| High Mountain Asia Glacier Thickness Change Mosaics from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 | 1974/01/01 to 2017/12/31 | GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS |
| High Mountain Asia Gridded Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 | 1974/01/01 to 2017/12/31 | GLACIER THICKNESS/ICE SHEET THICKNESS |
| High Mountain Asia Landslide Catalog, Version 1 | 1956/02/10 to 2018/12/18 | LANDSLIDES |
| High Mountain Asia Langtang Automatic Weather Station Measurements, Version 1 | 2017/10/22 to 2018/11/01 | AIR TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION RATE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SURFACE PRESSURE, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED |
| High Mountain Asia Langtang Shortwave Downward Irradiance, Version 1 | 2017/10/21 to 2018/11/25 | SHORTWAVE DOWNWARD IRRADIANCE |
| High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Bidirectional Reflectance Factor, Version 1 | 2018/04/23 to 2018/04/24 | BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE FACTOR |
| High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Properties, Version 1 | 2018/04/23 to 2018/04/24 | REFLECTANCE, SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA |
| High Mountain Asia LDAS 1 km Snow and Temperature Parameters, Version 1 | 2007/09/01 to 2008/08/31 | SNOW DEPTH, SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT, SOIL TEMPERATURE, SURFACE TEMPERATURE |
| High Mountain Asia LIS Model Terrestrial Hydrological Parameters, Version 1 | 2003/02/01 to 2018/01/31 | NET RADIATION, SNOW COVER, SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT, SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT, SURFACE TEMPERATURE |
| High Mountain Asia MAR V3.5 Regional Climate Model Output, Version 1 | 2000/01/01 to 2015/12/31 | ALBEDO, LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE, LONGWAVE RADIATION, SNOW DEPTH, WIND SPEED |
| High Mountain Asia MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth, Version 1 | 2000/02/01 to 2019/03/31 | AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS, ANGSTROM EXPONENT |
| High Mountain Asia Near-Global Multi-Decadal Glacial Lake Inventory, Version 1 | 1990/01/01 to 2018/12/31 | GLACIAL LAKE EXTENT |
| High Mountain Asia PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios, Version 1 | 2000/10/01 to 2100/09/30 | GLACIER MASS BALANCE/ICE SHEET MASS BALANCE, GLACIER RUNOFF |
| High Mountain Asia TRMM-derived 3B42 Extreme Precipitation Indices, Version 1 | 1999/01/01 to 2017/12/31 | PRECIPITATION INDICES |
