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Description

This data set contains gridded thickness changes for approximately 650 Himalayan glaciers between 1975 and 2000, and 1040 Himalayan glaciers between 2000 and 2016. The data were derived from KH-9 HEXAGON and ASTER digital elevation models (DEMs), by fitting robust linear trends to time series of elevation pixels over the glacier surfaces.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
HEXAGON KH-9 ,
Terra
Instruments
CAMERA ,
ASTER
Spatial Extent

N: 34.4 S: 27.4 E: 92.9 W: 75.4

Spatial Resolution
30 Meters x 30 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
HIMALAYAS
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1974-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3249575587-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1700
Processing Level
2
Published
Science Keywords
Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Maurer, J., Rupper, S., & Schaefer, J. (2018). High Mountain Asia Gridded Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/GGGSQ06ZR0R8 Date Accessed: 2026-07-28

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High spatial resolution elevation change dataset derived from ICESat-2 crossover points on the Tibetan Plateau Chen, Tengfei, Wang, Jian, Che, Tao, Hao, Xiaohua, Li, Hongyi Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness, Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
Glacier Changes in India's Dhauliganga Catchment over the Past Two Ali, Nauman, Ye, Qinghua, Zhang, Xueqin, Ji, Xinhui, Hu, Yafan, Zhu, Liping, Ali, Arslan Terrain Elevation, RADAR IMAGERY, Topographical Relief Maps, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
Longbasaba Glacier recession and contribution to its proglacial lake volume between 1988 and 2018 Wei, Junfeng, Liu, Shiyin, Wang, Xin, Zhang, Yong, Jiang, Zongli, Wu, Kunpeng, Zhang, Zhen, Zhang, Te Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
Recessional pattern and surface elevation change of the Parvati Glacier, North-Western Himalaya (1965-2018) using remote sensing Chand, Pritam, Jain, Sanjay Kumar, Thakur, Hitesh Prasad, Kumar, Sachin, Sharma, Milap Chand RADAR IMAGERY, Terrain Elevation, Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), REFLECTED INFRARED, THERMAL INFRARED, VISIBLE IMAGERY, Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
Acceleration of ice loss across the Himalayas over the past 40 years Maurer, J. M., Schaefer, J. M., Rupper, S., Corley, A. Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
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