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Description

This data set is an open global landslide inventory with input from citizen scientists. The data include the time and location of various landslide events, as well as event characteristics, such as triggers, the number of fatalities, country of occurrence, and the length and area of the slide.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
MULTIPLE
Spatial Extent

N: 72.7 S: -46.8 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
HIMALAYAS
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1956-02-10 to 2018-12-18
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3249541201-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Science Keywords
Landslides

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

Kirschbaum, D. (2019). High Mountain Asia Landslide Catalog, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/5ST0TZCD9RQ3 Date Accessed: 2026-08-01

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Publications Citing This Dataset

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Analysis of the fundamental differences between dam-forming landslides Wu, Hang, Trigg, Mark A., Murphy, William, Fuentes, Raul Landslides
A global-scale applicable framework of landslide dam formation susceptibility Wu, Hang, Trigg, Mark A., Murphy, William, Fuentes, Raul, Martino, Salvatore, Esposito, Carlo, Marmoni, Gian Marco, Scarascia Mugnozza, Gabriele Landslides
Landslide Hazard Is Projected to Increase Across High Mountain Asia Stanley, Thomas A., Soobitsky, Rachel B., Amatya, Pukar M., Kirschbaum, Dalia B. Landslides, Air Temperature, Precipitation Amount, Landslides
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