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International Glaciological Society
International Work Group on Geospatial Analysis of Glaciated Environments (GAGE)
International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA)
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
World Glacier Monitoring Service
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University
Centre for Glaciology at the University of Wales
Glaciology Group at the University of Washington
Glaciology at the University of British Columbia
Geology & Geophysics at University of Wyoming
Snow, Ice, & Permafrost at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge
Earth Physics - Geodynamics, part of the Research School of Earth Sciences, at Australian National University
NSIDC's Glacier Glossary - Search and browse terms related to glaciers in NSIDC's comprehensive cryospheric glossary.
NSIDC Glacier Photograph Collection - NSIDC archives a Glacier Photograph Collection of historical photos, which includes both aerial and terrestrial photos for the 1880s to 1975. The photos are primarily of Alaskan glaciers, but coverage also includes the Pacific Northwest and Europe.
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