Bhutan Glacial Lake Inventory (BGLI) 2021 - NCHM
NCHM Cryosphere Services Division inventory of Bhutan's glacial lakes (2021) with bathymetry and classification of potentially dangerous glacial lakes, supporting GLOF risk and water-resource assessment in Bhutan.
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At a glance
- Region
- Bhutan (Asia)
- Coverage
- National (Bhutan Himalaya)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2021
What's inside
- glacial lakes
- GLOF inventory
- bathymetry
- cryosphere
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: glacial lakes
- 02
Change over time
See how lakes and wetlands have grown or shrunk.
- 03
Melt runoff
Forecast snowmelt contributions to rivers.
Because it has: cryosphere
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
- 02
Release decisions
Optimise releases against inflow forecasts.
- 03
Cloud-free snow maps
Fill snow cover hidden by cloud with ML.
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- National Tibetan Plateau / Third Pole Environment Data Center (TPDC)Asia | Free
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