Hydrometeorological, glaciological and geospatial research data from the Peyto Glacier Research Basin in the Canadian Rockies

Abstract. This paper presents hydrometeorological, glaciological and geospatial data from the Peyto Glacier Research Basin (PGRB) in Canadian Rockies. has been of interest to hydrological researchers since 1960s, when it was chosen as one five glacier basins Canada for study mass water balance during International Hydrological Decade (IHD, 1965–1974). Intensive studies observations continued after IHD, initial seasonal meteorological stations were discontinued, then restarted continuous late 1980s. The corresponding hydrometric discontinued 1977 2013. Datasets presented this include high-resolution, co-registered digital elevation models (DEMs) derived original air photos lidar surveys; hourly off-glacier recorded 1987 present; precipitation nearby Bow Summit weather station; long-term model forcing datasets bias-corrected reanalysis products. These are crucial studying climate change variability basin understanding responses both change. comprehensive dataset PGRB is a valuable exceptionally long-standing testament impacts on cryosphere high-mountain environment. publicly available Federated Data Repository at https://doi.org/10.20383/101.0259 (Pradhananga et al., 2020).