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Description

This data set contains polygons of glacial lake extent on a near-global scale, averaged over five multi-year periods between 1990 and 2018.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-4 ,
LANDSAT-5 ,
LANDSAT-7 ,
LANDSAT-8
Instruments
MSS ,
TM ,
ETM+ ,
OLI ,
TIRS
Spatial Extent

N: 82.6 S: -55.4 E: 180 W: -180

Spatial Resolution
30 Meters x 30 Meters
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1990-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Concept ID
C3249539102-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
5
Processing Level
4
Published
Science Keywords
Glacial Lake Extent

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

Shugar, D., Burr, A., Haritashya, U., Kargel, J., Watson, C., Kennedy, M., Bevington, A., Betts, R., Harrison, S., & Strattman, K. (2020). High Mountain Asia Near-Global Multi-Decadal Glacial Lake Inventory, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/UO20NYM3YQB4 Date Accessed: 2026-01-19

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