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Description

This High Mountain Asia (HMA) data set comprises a suite of monthly and yearly water balance model (WBM) projections for the years 2016 – 2099, covering parts of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan (primarily the headwaters of the Amu Darya and Indus River basins).

Projections are available for 12 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) global climate models and two Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP 2-4.5 and SSP 5-8.5). The data were generated using the University of New Hampshire WBM.

A historical run is also available for the years 1980 through 2018, using as input ERA5 reanalysis temperature data and ensemble precipitation estimates.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 39.83334 S: 31.08334 E: 81.75 W: 65.58334

Geographic Region
AFGHANISTAN ,
KYRGYZSTAN ,
PAKISTAN ,
TAJIKISTAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2016-01-01 to 2099-12-31 ,
1980-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Concept ID
C3266794310-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
1047
Processing Level
4
Published
Science Keywords
Water Budget

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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Lammers, R., Prusevich, A., & Glidden, S. (2023). High Mountain Asia CMIP6 Monthly and Yearly Water Balance Projections, 2016-2099 for Parts of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Pakistan, Version 1 [Data set]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/F87QWGU8K14W Date Accessed: 2026-01-09

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