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).
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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 Text |
Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | AIRCRAFT, GROUND STATIONS | |
Data Center(s): | NSIDC | Instrument(s): | CAMERAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS |
Version: | 1 |
10.7265/N5/NSIDC-WGI-2012-02
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National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder,
CO
80309-0449
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder,
CO
80309-0449
Winterthurerstrasse 190
Zurich,
CH-8057
41 44 635 5139
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder,
CO
80309-0449
Winterthurerstrasse 190
Zurich,
CH-8057
41 44 635 5139
449 UCB
Boulder,
CO
80309-0449
1 303 492 6199
Boulder, Colorado
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