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Glacial lake of Afghanistan 1990

Updated Date: 2/16/2023 4:11:20 PM

The glacial lakes of Afghanistan were mapped using Landsat image that were selected based in a one-year buffer surrounding a representative year. For instance, the Landsat images from 1989 to 1991 were used to represent 1990 depending on the quality of images (least snow cover and cloud cover). The glacial lakes were extracted semi-automatically through an object-based image classification (OBIC) method and were then subjected to manual editing for quality control. The attributes of the data were extracted from the SRTM DEM. This dataset was produced in collaboration between the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) of the Government of Afghanistan and ICIMOD as part of the SERVIR-HKH Initiative.

Glacial lake of Afghanistan 1990
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Purpose This data provides the status and baseline information of glacial lakes to the researchers, scientists and policy makers for water resource management, impact of climate change study, glacial hazard and risk reduction, and mitigation measures.
Descriptive Keyword Glacial lake, Glacier, Cryosphere (theme) Afghanistan, Amu Darya, Kabul, Indus (place)
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Date 2023-02-16T16:11:20
Standard Name North American Profile of ISO-19115:2003
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Name Sudan Bikash Maharjan Email Sudan.Maharjan@icimod.org
Organization Name ICIMOD Voice 977-1-5275222
Position name RS Analyst - Cryosphere Address
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Title Glacial lake of Afghanistan 1990
Date 2020-01-01
Date Type creation
Abstract The glacial lakes of Afghanistan were mapped using Landsat image that were selected based in a one-year buffer surrounding a representative year. For instance, the Landsat images from 1989 to 1991 were used to represent 1990 depending on the quality of images (least snow cover and cloud cover). The glacial lakes were extracted semi-automatically through an object-based image classification (OBIC) method and were then subjected to manual editing for quality control. The attributes of the data were extracted from the SRTM DEM. This dataset was produced in collaboration between the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) of the Government of Afghanistan and ICIMOD as part of the SERVIR-HKH Initiative.
Purpose This data provides the status and baseline information of glacial lakes to the researchers, scientists and policy makers for water resource management, impact of climate change study, glacial hazard and risk reduction, and mitigation measures.
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Topic Category geoscientificInformation
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Equivalent Scale 50000
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Name Sudan Bikash Maharjan Email Sudan.Maharjan@icimod.org
Organization Name ICIMOD Voice 977-1-5275222
Position name RS Analyst - Cryosphere Address Nepal
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Geographic Extent
Geographic Extent East 74.652 Geographic Extent West 67.634
Geographic Extent North 38.296 Geographic Extent South 34.573
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Use Limitation Free to use with attribution to the source. Suggested citation: ICIMOD. (2023). Glacial lake of Afghanistan 1990 [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/RDS.1973400
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Online Resource Glacial Lakes in Afghanistan
Online Resource Monitoring of Glaciers and Glacial Lakes in Afghanistan