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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
Projects
HMA
Spatial Extent

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

Spatial Resolution
30 Meters x 30 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1990-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Temporal Resolution
Varies
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.

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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 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/UO20NYM3YQB4 Date Accessed: 2026-09-14

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Glacial lakes and GLOFs in a warming Himalaya-Karakoram region: current understanding, challenges, and the way forward Rather, Abid Farooq, Ahmed, Rayees, Shamim, Taha, Farooq, Abrar, Mir, Riyaz A., Wani, Omar, Gulzar, Syed Hameem, Ahmed, Pervez Glacial Lake Extent
Glacial Lake Outburst Floods in High Mountain Asia: Historical Evidence Tanveer, Asma, Wang, Juanle, Chan, Faith Ka Shun Glacial Lake Extent
An integrated deep learning and object-based image analysis approach for mapping debris-covered glaciers Thomas, Daniel Jack, Robson, Benjamin Aubrey, Racoviteanu, Adina Digital Elevation/Terrain Model (DEM), Glacial Lake Extent
Landsat-and Sentinel-derived glacial lake dataset in the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor from 1990 to 2020 Lesi, Muchu, Nie, Yong, Shugar, Dan Hirsh, Wang, Jida, Deng, Qian, Chen, Huayong, Fan, Jianrong Glacial Lake Extent
Rapid worldwide growth of glacial lakes since 1990 Shugar, Dan H., Burr, Aaron, Haritashya, Umesh K., Kargel, Jeffrey S., Watson, C. Scott, Kennedy, Maureen C., Bevington, Alexandre R., Betts, Richard A., Harrison, Stephan, Strattman, Katherine Glacial Lake Extent
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