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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Dear Colleague,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Beginning today,19 April 2022, the </span><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial-ItalicMT;color:black'>GLIMS </span></i><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial-ItalicMT'>Glacier Database, Version 1</span></i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>, which is hosted at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), now requires users to log in using Earthdata Login before downloading data. Data is still visible on the interactive map without a login.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>The Earthdata Login provides a single mechanism for user registration and profile management for all of NASA’s </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Earth Observation System Data and Information System (</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>EOSDIS) components, including DAAC data, tools and services. Your Earthdata Login also helps the EOSDIS program better understand the usage of EOSDIS services to improve user experience through customization of tools and improvement of services. EOSDIS data are openly available to all and free of charge except where governed by international agreements.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Please visit this web page to register for your Earthdata Login, if you do not already have one: <a href="https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'>Users of the GLIMS Glacier Database are also encouraged to register for the GLIMS Glacier Database mailing list run by NSIDC’s User Services group. This mailing list will be used to provide data set updates, including when there are new services, tools, or data available. You can register by clicking on the mailing list icon on the database web page (see below) or by replying to this email to express your interest.<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Access to the data and documentation is provided on the data set web page at the NSIDC DAAC: </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT'><a href="https://nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0272"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>https://nsidc.org/data/NSIDC-0272</span></a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Data Acknowledgements<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Data authors: </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>GLIMS Consortium<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Data set DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.7265/N5V98602">https://doi.org/10.7265/N5V98602</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Data center: NSIDC DAAC (<a href="https://nsidc.org/daac"><span style='color:#0D6976'>https://nsidc.org/daac</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Sponsor: NASA EOSDIS (<a href="https://earthdata.nasa.gov/"><span style='color:#0D6976'>https://earthdata.nasa.gov</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>If you have questions, please contact the User Services Office at <a href="mailto:nsidc@nsidc.org"><span style='color:#0D6976'>nsidc@nsidc.org</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>NSIDC DAAC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:14.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:black'>User Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>