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Description

This data set consists of 1 km resolution monthly land surface temperatures (MLSTs); mean annual ground temperatures (MAGTs); and estimates of permafrost extent (PE) in the High Mountain Asia region from 1 Jan 2003 – 31 Dec 2016.

The data were generated by gap-filling daily MODIS Terra/Aqua Land surface temperatures (LSTs) with downscaled Atmospheric Infra-Red Sounder (AIRS) skin surface temperatures.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
Aqua ,
Terra
Instruments
AIRS ,
MODIS
Spatial Extent

N: 45 S: 22.7 E: 106.7 W: 63

Spatial Resolution
1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers
Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 (EPSG:4326)
Location
AFGHANISTAN ,
KYRGYZSTAN ,
PAKISTAN ,
TAJIKISTAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Concept ID
C3266793605-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
3
Processing Level
4
Published
Science Keywords
Land Surface Temperature ,
Permafrost ,
Permafrost Temperature

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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Kim, K. Y., Lakshmi, V., Rajaram, H., Kansara, P., & Haagenson, R. (2024). High Mountain Asia 1 km MODIS-AIRS Gap-Filled Ground Temperatures and Permafrost Probability Maps, 2003-2016, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/ZSRHP8H3GGSK Date Accessed: 2026-02-18

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