Glacier Covered Area for the State of Alaska, 1985-2020, Version 1
Data set id:
G10040
DOI: 10.7265/8esq-w553
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Version Summary
Initial release.
Overview
This data set captures changes in glacier covered area across the state of Alaska for the period 1985 to 2020.The data set includes 18 biannual shapefiles each for overall glacier covered area, supraglacial debris area, and debris-free glacier covered area.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER EXTENT
Platform(s):
Airplane, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8
Sensor(s):
ETM+, IFSAR, OLI, TM
Data Format(s):
Shapefile
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1985 to 31 December 2020
Temporal Resolution:
- 2 year
Spatial Resolution:
- not applicable
- not applicable
Spatial Reference System(s):
NAD83 / Alaska Albers
EPSG:3338
Spatial Coverage:
N:
69
S:
53
E:
-130
W:
-167
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
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