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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).
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Description: GLIMS Data at NSIDC
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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
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Originating Center
Data Center
Physical Geography and Climatology Group, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Data Center URL: http://www.klimageo.rwth-aachen.de
Dataset ID: Vestfonna snow data

Data Center Personnel
Name: MARCO MÖLLER
Phone: +49 241 80 96473
Fax: +49 241 80 92157
Email: marco.moeller at geo.rwth-aachen.de
Contact Address:
RWTH Aachen University
Department of Geography
Wüllnerstraße betw. 5 & 7
City: Aachen
Postal Code: 52056
Country: GERMANY
Personnel
MARCO MÖLLER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +49 241 80 96473
Fax: +49 241 80 92157
Email: marco.moeller at geo.rwth-aachen.de
Contact Address:
RWTH Aachen University
Department of Geography
Wüllnerstraße betw. 5 & 7
City: Aachen
Postal Code: 52056
Country: GERMANY
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-12-17
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-12-22

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