Automated Greenland Glacier Termini Position Time Series, Version 1
Data set id:
NSIDC-0788
DOI: 10.5067/QUEMHTTVXMRG
This is the most recent version of these data.
Version Summary
Initial release

Overview

This data set contains shapefiles of termini traces from 294 Greenland glaciers, derived using a deep learning algorithm (AutoTerm) applied to satellite imagery. The model functions as a pipeline, imputing publicly availably satellite imagery from Google Earth Engine (GEE) and outputting shapefiles of glacial termini positions for each image. Also available are supplementary data, including temporal coverage of termini traces, time series data of termini variations, and updated land, ocean, and ice masks derived from the Greenland Ice Sheet Mapping Project (GrIMP) ice masks.
Parameter(s):
GLACIER TERMINUS
LAND/OCEAN/ICE MASK
Platform(s):
LANDSAT-5
LANDSAT-7
LANDSAT-8
Sentinel-1A
Sentinel-1B
Sentinel-2A
Sentinel-2B
Sensor(s):
C-SAR
ETM+
OLI
Sentinel-2 MSI
TM
Data Format(s):
Shapefile
CSV
GeoTIFF
PNG
KML
Temporal Coverage:
  • 1 January 1972 to 1 January 2022
Temporal Resolution:
  • Varies
Spatial Resolution:
  • varies
  • varies
Spatial Reference System(s):
  • WGS 84
    EPSG:4326
Spatial Coverage:
  • N:
    85
    S:
    57
    E:
    -8
    W:
    -75
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.

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