INSTAAR Occasional Paper #55 Glacier Mass Balance and Regime: Data of Measurements and Analysis
Summary
This data set consists of glacier regime parameters observed between 1945 and 1998. 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 about 280 glaciers. Data have been digitized and quality checked. The data are available on CD-ROM from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), or on FTP from NSIDC.
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Citing These Data
Citations for use of these data should read:
Dyurgerov, Mark. 2002. "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.
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Overview Table
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Data format | Microsoft Excel files, and PDF |
| Spatial coverage and resolution | worldwide |
| Temporal coverage and resolution | 1945-1998 |
| File size | largest file is 1.2 MB |
| Data access | Data are available via FTP |
| Parameters | mass balance, ablation, accumulation, and equilibrium-line altitude |
Table of Contents
1. Contacts and Acknowledgments
2. Detailed Data Description
3. Document Information
1.Contacts and Acknowledgments
Investigator(s) Name and Title
Mark Dyurgerov
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309
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Acknowledgements
This study was supported by a State Department Grant to M. Dyurgerov in 1993-94; and NSF Grants OPP-9530782, OPP-9634289 to M. Meier, M. Dyurgerov, R. Armstrong and J. Dwyer in 1996-2000. The final stage of this work has been supported by NSF Grant BCS-0099236. We are very thankful to many of our colleagues all over the world for sending additional data, in particular to: L. Andreassen, H. Björnsson, L. Braun, T. Chinn, G.Cogley, H. Conway, A. Fountain, M. Funk, J.-O. Hagen, S. Hastenrath, P. Jansson, V. Konovalov, R. Koerner, R. Krimmel, M. Kuhn, V. Kuzmichenok, A. Marcus, R. Martines Costa, M. Miller, Yu. Narozhniy, G. Østrem, M. Pelto, F. Pertziger, V. Popovnin, L. A. Rasmussen, O. Reinwarth, O. Sigurdsson, V. Uvarov, and Zichu Xie. I thank Carissa Carter for assistance in preparation of the final version for publication. The author also wishes to thank Graham Cogley, Simon Ommanney, Bruce Raup and Mary Jo Brodzik for their comments and data verification.
2. Detailed Data Description
Format
Data are in Microsoft Excel format, and also provided in PDF
File and Directory Structure
The following files are found on the FTP site and in the root directory of the CD-ROM:
- instaar_occasional_paper_no55.pdf : Portable Document Format (pdf) file with text of Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) Occasional Paper #55, including complete appendices with data, viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF reader programs
- appendix_1.xls : Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with data from Appendix 1
- appendix_2.xls : Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with data from Appendix 2
- appendix_3.xls : Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with data from Appendix 3
- appendix_4.xls : Microsoft Excel spreadsheet with data from Appendix 4
An explanation of the appendix data is included in the pdf file, beginning on p. 91.
The CD-ROM will be distributed with a hard copy of the INSTARR Occasional Paper #55. However, during the time lag between printing the paper and preparing the CD, several errors were identified and corrected on the CD. These include changes to the following:
1) Chapter 1, Table 1
2) Mass balance entries for two glaciers (Hansebreen and Grasubreen) in
Appendix 3
3) Some references were unfortunately omitted in the paper copy, that have
been inserted in the CD-ROM copy
4) Several errors were found and eliminated in Appendices 1 and 3.
Where discrepancies occur between paper and CD copy, users should consider the CD-ROM the correct version.
File Size
Largest file is 1.2 MB
Data Access
Data are available via FTP.
Spatial Coverage
Coverage is worldwide.
Temporal Coverage
Observational data cover the period 1945 to 1998.
Parameter or Variable
Parameter Description
Mass balance, ablation, accumulation, and equilibrium-line altitude of 280 glaciers are given, based on observational studies reported in publications, archived data, personal communications..
Quality Assessment
Data have been digitized and quality checked; all errors found were eliminated.
3. Document Information
Document Creation Date
March 2002
Document URL
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