Glacier Photograph Collection  View Catalog Page
Metadata Entity Set Information:
Language:
eng; usa
Character Set:
Value: UTF8
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Hierarchy Level:
Value: dataset
CodeList: MD_ScopeCode
Hierarchy Level Name:
Glacier Photograph Collection
Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: pointOfContact
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Date Stamp:
2013-05-06
Metadata Standard Name:
ISO 19115 Geographic Information - Metadata First Edition
Metadata Standard Version:
ISO 19115:2003
Dataset URI:
http://nsidc.org/data/g00472.html
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Data Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Title: Glacier Photograph Collection
Date:
Date: 2002
Date Type:
Value: publication
CodeList: CI_DateTypeCode
Edition Date: 2002-01-01
Identifier: G00472
Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5/NSIDC-GPC-2009-12
Cited Responsible Party: Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC ARC User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC Roger G. Barry Archives and Resource Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/rocs/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Abstract:
The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado houses many photographic prints of glaciers, taken both from the air and from the ground. These photographs constitute an important historical record, as well as a data collection of interest to those studying the response of glaciers to climate change. NSIDC is partnering with the NOAA Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP) and the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) to digitize selected photographs and make them available through a searchable interface. To date, more than 12,000 photographs have been digitized and comprise the Glacier Photograph Collection. Most of the photographs are of glaciers in the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Greenland. However, the collection does include a smaller number of photos of glaciers in Europe and South America. In March 2006, we began our special collection of Repeat Photography of Glaciers. Updates to the Glacier Photograph Collection are ongoing, and the photos are available online via a searchable interface.
Purpose:
Scientific Research
Credit:
The following example shows how to cite the use of this data set in a publication. For more information, see our Use and Copyright Web page.
NSIDC, (comp.). 2002, updated 2009. Glacier Photograph Collection. [indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5/NSIDC-GPC-2009-12.
Status:
Value: underDevelopment
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Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: pointOfContact
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: William O. Field
Contact:
Contact Address:
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Bruce F. Molnia
Organization Name: U.S. Geological Survey
Contact:
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 926A
City: Reston
Administrative Area: VA
Postal Code: 20192-0002
Country: USA
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: Harry F., et al. Reid
Contact:
Contact Address:
Contact Role:
Value: principalInvestigator
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Maintenance Information:
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
Value: asNeeded
CodeList: MD_MaintenanceFrequencyCode
Update Scope:
Value: dataset
CodeList: MD_ScopeCode
Value: series
CodeList: MD_ScopeCode
Value: attribute
CodeList: MD_ScopeCode
Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: CIRES, 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: pointOfContact
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Browse Graphic:
Image File: http://nsidc.org/data/glacier_photo/images/sample_image_takhin1948080401.jpg
File Description: Sample Image
Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords
Keyword: Continent > Australia/new Zealand > New Zealand
Keyword: Continent > Europe > Alps
Keyword: Continent > North America
Keyword: Continent > North America > Canada > Western Canada
Keyword: Continent > North America > Greenland
Keyword: Continent > North America > United States Of America > Alaska, Pacific Northwest
Keyword: Continent > South America > Andes
Keyword Type:
Value: place
CodeList: MD_KeywordTypeCode
Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
Value: revision
CodeList: CI_DateTypeCode
Keywords
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Spectral/Engineering > Visible Wavelengths > Visible Imagery
Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers
Keyword Type:
Value: discipline
CodeList: MD_KeywordTypeCode
Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: NASA / GCMD Science Keywords
Date:
Date: 2008-02-05
Date Type:
Value: revision
CodeList: CI_DateTypeCode
Keywords
Keyword Type:
Value: theme
CodeList: MD_KeywordTypeCode
Keyword Thesaurus: Citation Information:
Title: None
Date:
Date: 2008-01-24
Date Type:
Value: revision
CodeList: CI_DateTypeCode
Keywords
Keyword: Aerial Photography
Keyword: Climate Change
Keyword: Glacier Fluctuation
Keyword: IDN_NODE GSFC/NSIDC
Keyword: Photos
Keyword Type:
Value: theme
CodeList: MD_KeywordTypeCode
Dataset Constraints:
Legal Constraints:
Access Constraints:
Value: otherRestrictions
CodeList: MD_RestrictionCode
Use Constraints:
Value: otherRestrictions
CodeList: MD_RestrictionCode
Other Constraints:
Access Constraints : none
Use Constraints : none
Language:
eng; usa
Character Set:
Value: UTF8
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Topic Category:
Value: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
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Topic Category:
Value: geoscientificInformation
CodeList: MD_topicCategoryCode
Topic Category:
Value: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
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Extent Information:
Spatial Temporal Extent:
Geographic Element:
Bounding Coordinates:
Westbound Longitude: -180
Eastbound Longitude: 180
Southbound Latitude: -43
Northbound Latitude: 81
Temporal Element:
Time Period:
Begin Position: 18800101
End Position: 20091231
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Distribution Information:
Distributor Information:
Distributor Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC User Services
Organization Name: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Responsible Party:
Individual Name: NSIDC ARC User Services
Organization Name: NSIDC Roger G. Barry Archives and Resource Center
Contact:
Contact Phone:
Contact Voice Telephone: 1 303 492-6199 x
Contact Address:
Delivery Point: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Administrative Area: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Online Resources:
Website: http://nsidc.org/rocs/
Contact Role:
Value: custodian
CodeList: CI_RoleCode
Distribution Format(s):
Data File Format:
Name: JPEG
Specification: Online (HTTP)
Data File Format:
Name: TIFF
Specification: Online (HTTP)
Digital Transfer Options:
Online Transfer Options:
Online Resources:
Function:
Value:
CodeList: CI_OnLineFunctionCode
Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g00472_glacier_photos/index.html
Description: Documentation URL
Function:
Value: information
CodeList: CI_OnLineFunctionCode
Linkage: http://nsidc.org/data/glacier_photo/index.html
Description: Product Site URL
Function:
Value: information
CodeList: CI_OnLineFunctionCode
Offline Transfer Options:
Offline Resources:
Name:
Value: onLine
CodeList: MD_MediumNameCode
Medium Name: Online (HTTP)
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Data Acquisition Information:
Instrument Information:
Instrument:
Name: CAMERAS
Type: sensor
Platform Information:
Platform:
Name: AIRCRAFT
Description: satellite
Instrument: CAMERAS
Platform:
Name: GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Description: satellite
Instrument: CAMERAS
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