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Description

This data set contains measurements of several different snow properties, including reflectance at 1310 nm, specific surface area, and optical mean radius, collected on the Yala Glacier, Nepal. These data were collected on 23 April and 24 April 2018 by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) using the IceCube instrument.

Product Summary

Platforms
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Instruments
IceCube
Spatial Extent

N: 28.21502 S: 28.21502 E: 85.60986 W: 85.60986

,

N: 28.23464 S: 28.23464 E: 85.60918 W: 85.60918

,

N: 28.23467 S: 28.23467 E: 85.60915 W: 85.60915

Geographic Region
HIMALAYAS
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2018-04-23 to 2018-04-24
Concept ID
C3261815165-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
3
Processing Level
4
Science Keywords
Reflectance ,
Specific Surface Area

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.

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Tsay, S.-C. (2019). High Mountain Asia Langtang Snow Properties, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/VWBLZDUZSTK2 Date Accessed: 2025-12-15

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