Glacier Mass Balance and Regime Measurements and Analysis, 1945-2003

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Entry ID

G10002

Summary

This data set consists of glacier regime parameters observed between 1945 and 2003. Data include annual mass balances, ablation, accumulation, and equilibrium-line altitude of mountain and subpolar glaciers outside the two major ice sheets. All available sources of information, such as publications, archived data, and personal communications have been collected, and include time series of more than 300 glaciers. Data have been digitized and quality checked. The data are available on CD-ROM from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) when a hardcopy of INSTAAR Occasional Paper #55 is ordered, or on FTP from NSIDC.

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Mark Dyurgerov
Dataset Title: Glacier Mass Balance and Regime Measurements and Analysis, 1945-2003
Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: table
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/g10002.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1945-01-01
Stop Date: 2003-12-31

Science Keywords

• Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones Mass balance
• Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Mass Balance/Ice Sheet Mass Balance Mass balance
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones Mass balance
• Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glacier Mass Balance/Ice Sheet Mass Balance Mass balance

Ancillary Keywords

• Ablation
• glaciers
• Glaciology
• INSTAAR
• Mass Balance
• NSIDC
• Sea Level Change
• Sea Level Rise

ISO Topic Category (View Definitions)

• Climatology/Meteorology/Atmosphere
• Geoscientific Information

Platform

• GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS

Data Center

National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: g10002

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@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

NSIDC National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/noaa/
Data Set ID: g10002

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC NOAA User Services
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@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/
Data Set ID: g10002

Data Center Personnel

Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@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: CD-ROM
Distribution Size: largest file is 1.2 MB
Distribution Format: MS Excel files and PDF file

Personnel

Mark Dyurgerov
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
University of Colorado
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Campus Box 450
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309

NSIDC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc@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

Related URL

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
This is INSTAAR Occasional Paper No. 55, describing the dataset, its compilation, and results and conclusions.

Reference

Dyurgerov, Mark. 2002, updated 2005. Glacier Mass Balance and Regime: Data of Measurements and Analysis. INSTAAR Occasional Paper No. 55, ed. M. Meier and R. Armstrong. Boulder, CO: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado. Distributed by National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder, CO.

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-12-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-08-21

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