World Glacier Inventory, Version 1
The World Glacier Inventory (WGI) contains information for over 130,000 glaciers, or about 85% of the total estimated number of 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).
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 89.3 S: -71.66 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: ASCII |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | AIRCRAFT, GROUND STATIONS | |
| Data Center(s): | NSIDC | Instrument(s): | CAMERAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS |
| Version: | 1 | ||
- Type: NOT PROVIDEDDescription: NSIDCs File Transfer Protocol (FTP) file system for data distribution. FTP can be accessed through browser, command line utility, or FTP client.
- Type: Web User InterfaceDescription: Search the entire World Glacier Inventory based on glacier name, number, or glacier parameters (latitude and longitude, altitude, size, length, features). You can specify the output parameters and the output format (text in web browser or .csv file).
- Type: Web User InterfaceDescription: A search interface providing users the ability to search amongst all data sets cataloged by NSIDC.
- Title: World Glacier Inventory, Version 1
- Version: 1
- Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center
10.7265/N5/NSIDC-WGI-2012-02
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://doi.org/10.7265/N5/NSIDC-WGI-2012-02, Includes a user's guide, supplemental documents like ATBDs and academic papers, How Tos, FAQs, etc.
Collection Information
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Purpose
Scientific Research
Data Identification
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Processing Level
NA
Not Applicable
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Complete
Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
- ELEVATION
- GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Acquisition Information
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
Varies Resolution
Varies
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | GEODETIC |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Horizontal Data Resolution
Location Keywords
- Continent
- Africa
- Continent
- Antarctica
- Continent
- Asia
- Continent
- Asia
- Eastern Asia
- China
- Continent
- Asia
- Southcentral Asia
- Bhutan
- Continent
- Asia
- Southcentral Asia
- Nepal
- Continent
- Asia
- Southcentral Asia
- Pakistan
- Continent
- Asia
- Southcentral Asia
- Tajikistan
- Continent
- Asia
- Southcentral Asia
- Uzbekistan
- Continent
- Asia
- Western Asia
- Azerbaijan
- Continent
- Australia/new Zealand
- New Zealand
- Continent
- Europe
- Continent
- Europe
- Eastern Europe
- Russia
- Continent
- Europe
- Northern Europe
- Scandanavia
- Norway
- Continent
- Europe
- Northern Europe
- Scandanavia
- Sweden
- Continent
- Europe
- Southern Europe
- Italy
- Continent
- Europe
- Western Europe
- France
- Continent
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Germany
- Continent
- Europe
- Western Europe
- Switzerland
- Continent
- North America
- Continent
- North America
- Canada
- Continent
- North America
- Canada
- Newfoundland And Labrador
- Continent
- North America
- Canada
- Nunavut
- Continent
- North America
- Greenland
- Continent
- North America
- Mexico
- Continent
- North America
- United States Of America
- Continent
- North America
- United States Of America
- Alaska
- Continent
- North America
- United States Of America
- California
- Continent
- North America
- United States Of America
- Georgia
- Continent
- South America
- Continent
- South America
- Argentina
- Continent
- South America
- Bolivia
- Continent
- South America
- Chile
- Continent
- South America
- Ecuador
- Continent
- South America
- Peru
- Geographic Region
- Arctic
- Geographic Region
- Eurasia
- Geographic Region
- Global
- Geographic Region
- Global Land
- Geographic Region
- Polar
- Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Indonesia
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Data Centers
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NSIDC
ARCHIVER-
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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NSIDC
DISTRIBUTOR-
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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Data Contacts
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WGMS
Technical ContactWGMS
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Winterthurerstrasse 190
Zurich, CH-8057
41 44 635 5139
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NSIDC Services
Technical ContactNSIDC Services
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CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
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WGMS
Technical ContactWGMS
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Winterthurerstrasse 190
Zurich, CH-8057
41 44 635 5139
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
User ServicesNational Snow and Ice Data Center
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449 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0449
1 303 492 6199
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
User ServicesNational Snow and Ice Data Center
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Boulder, Colorado
This contact does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: ASCII
Format Type: Native
Format Description: FTP 37 MB
File Distribution Information
There is no direct distribution information for this collection.