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Glacier Runoff Data Access and Tools
Data from NASA range from snow depth over glaciated surface measurements to models of glacier mass change and runoff. Our datasets and tools help users find and integrate the data they need to analyze glacier runoff and its downstream results.
Glacier Runoff Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global PyGEM-OGGM Glacier Projections with RCP and SSP Scenarios V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-01-01 to 2100-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| High Mountain Asia PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-10-01 to 2100-09-30 |
N: 45 S: 25 E: 105 W: 65 |
netCDF-4 | |
| High Mountain Asia Rasterized PyGEM Glacier Projections with RCP Scenarios V001 | 1 | MODELS | NOT APPLICABLE | 2000-10-01 to 2100-10-15 |
N: 51.8 S: 7.4 E: 135.1 W: 56.5 |
netCDF-4, GeoTIFF | |
| MERRA-2 tavg3_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,3-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T3NXGLC) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXGLC) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | |
| MERRA-2 tavgU_2d_glc_Nx: 2d,diurnal,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Land Ice Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TUNXGLC) at GES DISC | 5.12.4 | MERRA-2 | NOT APPLICABLE | 1980-01-01 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.625 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees |
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