Glacier Inventory of West Greenland, 1948 - 1985, Version 1
Data set id:
G01375
DOI: 10.7265/N50Z715N
This is the most recent version of these data.
Overview
The inventory includes 5,297 Glaciers from west Greenland between 59 to 71 degrees latitude north and 43 to 53 degrees longitude west. The glacier data basin division is based on a simplified version of the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) system. Data are based on 1:250000 maps, Landsat imagery, and aerial photos that were taken between 1948 and 1985.
Parameter(s):
GLACIERS
Platform(s):
AIRCRAFT, GROUND STATIONS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
Sensor(s):
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Data Format(s):
ASCII
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1948 to 31 December 1985
Temporal Resolution:
- Varies
Spatial Resolution:
- Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
71
S:
59
E:
-43
W:
-53
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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