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Description

This data set contains average thickness changes for approximately 650 Himalayan glaciers between 1975 and 2000, and 1040 Himalayan glaciers between 2000 and 2016. The data were derived from HEXAGON KH-9 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
1 Year
Concept ID
C3249540064-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
2
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. (2019). High Mountain Asia Average Glacier Thickness Change from Multi-Sensor DEMs, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/93BANQZIG1KD Date Accessed: 2026-07-28

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