ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) from NASA, 1 second (30 m)

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Version 2 (this record) now decommissioned

Version 3 is available:
https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/astgtmv003

Version 2
https://doi.org/10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.002
https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/astgtmv002


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The ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model from NASA, 1 second (30 m) were downloaded from National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory website ( https://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp ). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model was developed jointly by the NASA and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. This global product has a 30 m resolution.

The region of interest (Great Lakes) is cropped and data converted into formats ASCII and NetCDF. Data are then made available to the project collaborators on a private GitHub. Researchers interested in data can email Juliane Mai (University of Waterloo; juliane.mai@uwaterloo.ca)

The Great Lakes Runoff Inter-comparison Project (GRIP) includes a wide range of lumped and distributed models that are used operationally and/or for research purposes across Canada and the United States. Participating models are Global Environmental Multi-scale (GEM- Hydro), Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF-Hydro), MEC-Surface & Hydrology (MESH), Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC), WATFLOOD, HYdrological Predictions for the Environment (HYPE), Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) and Large Basin Runoff Model (LBRM) The project aims to run all these models over several regions in Canada with Great Lakes, focusing on Lake Erie and Lake St.Clair as the initial domain (GRIP-E). This project will also focus on identifying a standard, consistent dataset for model building that all participants in the inter-comparison project can access and then process to generate their model-specific required inputs.

This data set is collected for the project titled "Integrated Modelling Program for Canada (IMPC): Theme 1", which is a Pillar 3 project under the Global Water Futures Program funded by Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (2009). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) from NASA, 1 second (30 m). Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). (dx.doi:10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.002).

Great Lakes
Lake Erie - FEHRJ
Lake St. Clair - FAXND

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