World Glacier Inventory
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Search the World Glacier Inventory

Step 1. Select Search Options

You can search the inventory in a variety of ways.

String Search

Glacier name    OR   Glacier number
This search will return only those records that exactly match your entry. If no glacier name or number is specified, the search includes all glacier names or numbers. Not all glaciers have names, but all glaciers have numbers.

OR

Geographic Search

If no latitude or longitude is specified, the search defaults to the full geographical range.

Enter values in decimal degrees.

  North Latitude (Max: +81.35)  
West Longitude (Min: -141.07)   East Longitude (Max: +175.57)
  South Latitude (Min: -45.94)  

If you chose either the string search or lat/lon search, you can narrow the search using glacier Altitude/Size/Length parameters or using additional parameters in the Optional Advanced Search Features section below. Or, you can search the entire data base using these inventory parameters only.

Altitude/Size/Length Search

If you specify a minimum value, you must also specify a maximum value.

Max Min
Altitude (Range: 8125 - 0 meters a.s.l.)
Total Area (Range: 2230 - 0 square kilometers)
Average Length (Range: 70 - 0 kilometers)

Data Contributor Search

Search the database by Data Contributor

Data Contributor


Optional Advanced Search Features

You can narrow the selection by selecting fields.

Classification Form Frontal Characteristic Longitudinal Profile Major Source of Nourishment Activity of Tongue
Continental ice sheet Compound basins Piedmont Even, regular Snow or drift snow Marked retreat
Ice-field Compound basin Expanded Hanging  Avalanche Slight retreat
Ice cap Simple basin Lobed Cascading Superimposed ice Stationary
Outlet glacier Cirque Calving Ice-fall Unknown Slight advance
Valley glacier Niche Confluent Interrupted   Marked advance
Mountain glacier Crater Normal/misc. Uncertain/misc.   Possible surge
Snowfield Ice Apron       Known surge
Ice shelf Group       Oscillating
Rock glacier Remnant       Uncertain
Uncertain/misc. Uncertain/misc.        

 

Step 2. Select Search Output Parameters

One or more fields may be selected. Selecing the "All" option for any parameter overrides any other selections for that parameter.

Glacier Name/Location Extent Elevation/
Orientation		 Dates Classification
All names, locations All extents All elevations, orientations All dates All classifications
Glacier number Total area Topographic scale Photo year Primary classification
Glacier name Area in state Mean elevation Snow line date Form
Latitude Area exposed Highest elevation Observed activity period Frontal characteristic
Longitude Mean width Lowest elevation Topographic year Longitudinal profile
Coordinates Mean length Lowest elevation exposed   Source nourishment
  Mean depth Mean elevation accumulation   Tongue activity
  Max length Snow line elevation   Moraine type 1
  Max length ablation Mean elevation ablation   Moraine type 2
  Max length exposed Orientation - accumulation    
  Number of basins Orientation - ablation    
 
Accuracy All accuracies Depth accuracy Area accuracy Snow line accuracy
Other Data Contributor Date Contributed Date Inserted Morphologic Type

 

Step 3.