World Glacier Monitoring Service (2008): (Appendix 2) Overview on available length change and mass balance data series of glaciers up to the year 2005 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.786375, In supplement to: World Glacier Monitoring Service (2008): Fluctuations of Glaciers 2000-2005. In: Haeberli, W; Zemp, M; Kääb, A; Paul, F; Hoelzle, M (eds.), ICSU (FAGS) / IUGG (IACS) / UNEP / UNESCO / WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich, Switzerland, IX, 266 pp, hdl:10013/epic.39784.d001
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 35.153401 * Median Longitude: 0.045838 * South-bound Latitude: -82.060000 * West-bound Longitude: -159.280000 * North-bound Latitude: 83.120000 * East-bound Longitude: 171.670000
Minimum ORDINAL NUMBER: 1 * Maximum ORDINAL NUMBER: 2153
Comment:
For information on glacier fluctuations (front variations, mass balance, special events, etc.) please send an email with your data request including WGMS_ID and/or general information on the corresponding glaciers (glacier name, political unit, location, coordinates) to: wgms@geo.uzh.ch. See also: http://www.wgms.ch/index.html.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Country | Country | World Glacier Monitoring Service | |||
| 2 | Code | Code | World Glacier Monitoring Service | national code | ||
| 3 | Identification | ID | World Glacier Monitoring Service | WGMS_ID | ||
| 4 | Glacier | Glacier | World Glacier Monitoring Service | |||
| 5 | Area/locality | Area | World Glacier Monitoring Service | general | ||
| 6 | Area/locality | Area | World Glacier Monitoring Service | specific | ||
| 7 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 8 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 9 | ORDINAL NUMBER | Ord No | Geocode | |||
| 10 | Date/time start | Date/time start | World Glacier Monitoring Service | first reference year, front variation | ||
| 11 | Date/time start | Date/time start | World Glacier Monitoring Service | first survey year, front variation | ||
| 12 | Date/time end | Date/time end | World Glacier Monitoring Service | last survey year, front variation | ||
| 13 | Number of observations | NOBS | # | World Glacier Monitoring Service | front variation | |
| 14 | Date/time start | Date/time start | World Glacier Monitoring Service | first survey year,mass balance | ||
| 15 | Date/time end | Date/time end | World Glacier Monitoring Service | last survey year,mass balance | ||
| 16 | Number of observations | NOBS | # | World Glacier Monitoring Service | mass balance | |
| 17 | Date/time start | Date/time start | World Glacier Monitoring Service | first reference year, (geodetic) thickness or volume changes | ||
| 18 | Date/time start | Date/time start | World Glacier Monitoring Service | first survey year, (geodetic) thickness or volume changes | ||
| 19 | Date/time end | Date/time end | World Glacier Monitoring Service | last survey year, (geodetic) thickness or volume changes | ||
| 20 | Number of observations | NOBS | # | World Glacier Monitoring Service | (geodetic) thickness or volume changes |
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