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This data set contains 8-meter Digital Elevation Model (DEM) mosaics of high mountain Asia glacier and snow regions generated from very-high-resolution (VHR) commercial satellite imagery.
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Shean, D. (2017). High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/KXOVQ9L172S2 Date Accessed: 2026-11-03
@misc{shean_2017,
title={High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery, Version 1},
url={http://nsidc.org/data/HMA_DEM8m_MOS/versions/1},
DOI={10.5067/KXOVQ9L172S2},
publisher={NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center},
author={Shean, David},
year={2017},
}
Shean, D. (2017). High Mountain Asia 8-meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/KXOVQ9L172S2 Date Accessed: 2026-11-03
Shean, David. “High Mountain Asia 8-Meter DEM Mosaics Derived from Optical Imagery, Version 1.” NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center, 2017, https://doi.org/10.5067/KXOVQ9L172S2. Date Accessed: 2026-11-03
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