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Description

This data set identifies the extent of supraglacial lakes (SGLs) from 1988 to 2023 on 769 of the largest debris-covered glaciers in the High Mountain Asia region. SGLs were generated via automated processing of 30 m Landsat imagery and are provided at 1-year intervals from 2004-2023, at 2-year intervals from 1992-2003, and as a single 4-year interval from 1988-1991.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
LANDSAT-5 ,
LANDSAT-7 ,
LANDSAT-8 ,
LANDSAT-9
Instruments
MSS ,
ETM+ ,
OLI ,
OLI-2
Projects
HMA
Spatial Extent

N: 42.45 S: 22.57 E: 101.99 W: 70.03

Spatial Resolution
30 Meters x 30 Meters
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
AFGHANISTAN ,
INDIA ,
KYRGYZSTAN ,
PAKISTAN ,
TAJIKISTAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1988-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3652561930-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
28
Processing Level
3
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

Zeller, L., McGrath, D., & McCoy, S. W. (2025). High Mountain Asia Supraglacial Lake Extents on Debris Covered Glaciers, 1988-2023, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/W73XC2LOCV5J Date Accessed: 2026-08-22

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