Improved MODIS TERRA/AQUA composite Snow and glacier (RGI6.0) data for High Mountain Asia (2002-2018)

The data contains an enhanced MODIS 8-day Terra and Aqua snow-cover combined product merged with Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI6.0). The input data used to generate this product are MOD10A2.006 and MYD10A2.006 representing Terra and Aqua MODIS 8-day composite collection 6 (C6) snow-cover, respectively. The data is specifically developed for the High Mountain Asia (HMA) with the geographic coverage between latitude 24.32− 49.19 N and Longitude 58.22 − 122.48 E. The data MOYDGL06_2002_2018_HMA is an enhanced snow cover and glacier combined product covering the period between 2002 and 2018. The data is available with eight-day temporal resolution and 500 m spatial resolution. The name of the product is derived from MODIS Terra (MOD) MODIS Aqua (MYD), and Glacier (GL), Version 6 (06) as MOYDGL06. The product is 8-day composite described in Julian day and each year has 46 eight-day composite images in GeoTIFF file format as described in the Dataset README below. The data can be accessed alternatively from http://rds.icimod.org/Home/DataDetail?metadataId=36031. The R code developed for this product is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3610735. For more details about the data, please read the paper associated with this data titled "An improved Terra–Aqua MODIS snow cover and Randolph Glacier Inventory 6.0 combined product (MOYDGL06) for high-mountain Asia between 2002 and 2018" published in Earth System Science Data Journal.