NASA’s High Mountain Asia Team

Collaborative research to study cryospheric changes

What we do

… and how we do it

Some of the questions that guide our research:

What is driving changes in hydrology and cryosphere in the High Asia region?
What range of possible impacts on local stakeholders can we expect in the future?
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In our research, we use satellite data, model simulations and field data to assess the changing hydrology and cryosphere of the High Mountain Asia region.

Meeting calendar

Teams

Model Validation and Data Assimilation

Optimizing and standardizing model evaluation and assimilation techniques

Last updated on Apr 6, 2021

Cryosphere

Changes in the High Mountain Asia Cryosphere in response to climate change

Last updated on Feb 25, 2021

Water Budget – Processes

Closing the water budget in High Mountain Asia

Last updated on Jan 19, 2021

Publications

InSAR-based detection method for mapping and monitoring slow-moving landslides in remote regions with steep and mountainous terrain: An application to Nepal

Mapping and monitoring landslides in remote areas with steep and mountainous terrain is logistically challenging, expensive, and time …

David P. S. Bekaert, Alexander L. Handwerger, Piyush Agram, Dalia B. Kirschbaum

Glacier development in continental climate regions of central Asia

ABSTRACT. Glaciers in central Asia that developed under a range of climatic conditions from arid to humid provide an excellent …

Jigjidsurengiin Batbaatar, Alan R. Gillespie, Michele Koppes, Douglas H. Clark, Oliver A. Chadwick, David Fink, Ari Matmon, Summer Rupper

Rapid worldwide growth of glacial lakes since 1990

Glacial lakes are rapidly growing in response to climate change and glacier retreat. The role of these lakes as terrestrial storage for …

Dan H. Shugar, Aaron Burr, Umesh K. Haritashya, Jeffrey S. Kargel, C. Scott Watson, Maureen C. Kennedy, Alexandre R. Bevington, Richard A. Betts, Stephan Harrison, Katherine Strattman

Seismic observations, numerical modeling, and geomorphic analysis of a glacier lake outburst flood in the Himalayas

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a substantial hazard for downstream communities in vulnerable regions, yet unpredictable …

J. M. Maurer, J. M. Schaefer, J. B. Russell, S. Rupper, N. Wangdi, A. E. Putnam, N. Young

Differential Impact of Climate Change on the Hydropower Economics of Two River Basins in High Mountain Asia

Water stored in the form of snow and glaciers in the High Mountain Asia (HMA) region regulates the water supply, and resultant …

Shruti K. Mishra, Thomas D. Veselka, Alexander A. Prusevich, Danielle S. Grogan, Richard B. Lammers, David R. Rounce, Syed H. Ali, Mark H. Christian

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