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World Glacier Inventory

Entry ID: G01130

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Summary

Abstract: The World Glacier Inventory (WGI) contains information for over 130,000 glaciers. Inventory parameters include geographic location, area, length, orientation, elevation, and classification. The WGI is based primarily on aerial photographs and maps with most glaciers having one data entry only. Hence, the dataset can be viewed as a snapshot of the glacier distribution in the second half of the 20th century. It is based on the original WGI (WGMS 1989) from the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS).

Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: GLIMS Data at NSIDC

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 89.3

S: -71.66

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)

Dataset Title: World Glacier Inventory

Dataset Release Date: 1999-01-01, updated 2012

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO U.S.A.

Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/G01130.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1900-01-01

Stop Date: 2003-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > ASIA > WESTERN ASIA > AZERBAIJAN

CONTINENT > ASIA > SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA > BHUTAN

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS > GLACIERS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Platform

AIRCRAFT

GROUND STATIONS

MAPS

Instrument

CAMERAS

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Quality Data obtained from WGMS prior to 1999 were subjected to plausibility checks at WGMS while they were being loaded into the database in Zurich. Errors uncovered during the plausibility check were printed out and sent to the data collectors for review. The final accuracy of the data is the responsibility of the data collectors in the individual countries (Hoelzle and Trindler, 1998).

Ancillary Keywords

glacier classification

glacier form

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: G01130

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Dataset ID: G01130

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC NOAA USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/
Dataset ID: G01130

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 37 MB

Distribution Format: ASCII text

Personnel

WGMS (WWW.WGMS.CH)

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 41 44 635 5139

Email: wgms at geo.uzh.ch

Contact Address:

World Glacier Monitoring Service

Department of Geography, University of Zurich

Winterthurerstrasse 190

City: Zurich

Postal Code: CH-8057

Country: Switzerland

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

A complete list of references is in:
http://aom.giss.nasa.gov/publica.html

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 1999-04-06

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-08-25

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