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BoulderCO80309-0449USAEARTH SCIENCECRYOSPHEREGLACIERS/ICE SHEETSGLACIERS Climatology/Meteorology/AtmosphereGeoscientific InformationImagery/Base Maps/Earth CoverAerial PhotographyClimate ChangeGlacier FluctuationIDN_NODE GSFC/NSIDCPhotosCAMERACAMERASAIRCRAFTGROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONSGROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONSISSMUSES1857-01-012020-09-26active-4381-180180ContinentSouth AmericaAndesContinentEuropeAlpsContinentNorth AmericaUnited States Of AmericaAlaska, Pacific NorthwestContinentNorth AmericaCanadaWestern CanadaContinentNorth AmericaGreenlandContinentAustralia/new ZealandNew ZealandContinentNorth AmericaVariesVariesThese data are freely, openly, and fully accessible without restrictions.These data are freely, openly, and fully available to use without restrictions, provided that you cite the data accordingly: To cite individual photographs, use the following citation: Photographer's name. Year photograph was taken. Name of glacier: From the Glacier Photograph Collection. Boulder, Colorado USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media. If using many images, you may cite the entire collection: National Snow and Ice Data Center (comp.). 2002, updated 2019. Glacier Photograph Collection, Version 1. [Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center. doi: https://doi.org/10.7265/N5/NSIDC-GPC-2009-12. [Date Accessed].EnglishNOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhttp://nsidc.org/noaa/Data Center ContactNOAAUser Servicesnsidc@nsidc.org1-303-492-61991-303-492-2468

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BoulderCO80309-0449USAHTTPTIFFHTTPJPEGhttp://nsidc.org/data/glacier_photo/images/sample_image_takhin1948080401.jpgSample Image: Takhin Glacier, Alaska, USA, 04 August 1948.Alaska Atlas & Gazetteer. 2001. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. Alaska State Library staff. January 2002. 'Alaska Glacier Names.' http://www.library.state.ak.us/asp/Alaska_Glaciers.html. 20 November 2002. Bird, M.L. 1984. The AGS and polar work: highlights in retrospect. Polar Times 98: 8-9. Cotton, T. 1995. 'Land Reborn: A History of Administration and Visitor Use in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Chapter II: Sightseers And Scientists. http://www.nps.gov/glba/adhi/adhi2.htm. 21 November 2002. Field, W.O. 2004. With a camera in my hands: a life history as told to C. Suzanne Brown. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Press. Field, W.O., editor. 1975. Mountain glaciers of the northern hemisphere. Hanover, New Hampshire: Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. Field, W.O. 1966. Mapping glacier termini in southern Alaska, 1931-1964. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 3(5): 819-825. Field, W.O. 1952. Glaciers - historians of climate. The Geographical Review 42(3):337-345. Field, W.O. 1950. Glaciological research in Alaska. Alaskan Science Conference. Gillispie, Charles C., ed. 1970 - 1980. Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 11. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Hormes, A., B.U. Muller, and C. Schluchter. 2001. The Alps with little ice: evidence for eight Holocene phases of reduced glacier extent in the Central Swiss Alps. The Holocene 11(3): 255-265. Tarr, R., and L. Martin. 1914. Alaskan Glacier Studies. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. Veatch, F.M. 1969. Analysis of a 24-year photographic record of Nisqually Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Geological Survey Professional Paper 631. Washington, D.C.: USGS.

Notice: Due to funding limitations, this data set was recently changed to a “Basic” Level of Service. Learn more about what this means for users and how you can share your story here: <a href="https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/data-announcements/user-notice-level-service-update-data-products">Level of Service Update for Data Products</a>. The Glacier Photograph Collection is a database of digital photographs of glaciers from around the world, some dating back to the mid-19th century, that provide an historical reference for glacier extent. As of August 2021, the database contains over 25,000 photographs. Further information can be found on the <a href="https://nsidc.org/data/glacier_photo/">Glacier Photo Collection Product Web Site</a>.

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