Glacial lakes and GLOF hazard levels in the Bhutan Himalaya (1960s-2020)- A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles

1. Glacial lake data sets (1960s−2020)

This data set contains glacial lake data for the 1960s, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, mapped from Korona KH-4, Sentinel-2, and Sentinel-1 imagery.

2. Potential Outburst Flood Hazard level of Bhutanese glacial lakes

This data contains the Potential Outburst Flood Hazard level of Bhutanese glacial lakes with an area greater than 0.05 km2 (n=278). The value for each hazard assessment criteria is also provided in the data attributes.

File naming and required software

File naming: named after the data period, such as GL_ Bhutan_ 2016. shp file represents the distribution and area of himalayan Glacial lakes in Bhutan in 2016; The potential explosion risk level of the ice lake is stored in the GLOF_P_BHutan_2020.shp.
Data reading method: ArcGIS

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Rinzin, S., Zhang, G. (2021). Glacial lakes and GLOF hazard levels in the Bhutan Himalaya (1960s-2020). A Big Earth Data Platform for Three Poles, DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.775195. (Download the reference： RIS | Bibtex )

Related Literatures:

1. Sonam, R., Zhang, G., & Sonam, W. (2021). Glacial Lake Area Change and Potential Outburst Flood Hazard Assessment in the Bhutan Himalaya. Frontiers in Earth Science. 9, 1136. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2021.775195( View Details | Download | Bibtex)

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