10.1594/PANGAEA.992794Cof, KlemenKlemenCof0009-0003-7478-6050Faculty of Arts, University of LjubljanaStepišnik, UrošUrošStepišnik0000-0002-8475-8630Faculty of Arts, University of LjubljanaŽebre, ManjaManjaŽebreGeological Survey of SloveniaLipar, MatejMatejLipar0000-0003-4414-0147Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and ArtsPANGAEA2026cirquesGISglacial geomorphologySloveniasoutheast European AlpsDataset10.3986/AGS.1401210.1016/j.geomorph.2016.11.018137.6 kBytesapplication/zipCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 InternationalThis is a spatial database which was created in 2022 as part of research aimed at classifying Slovenian cirques into distinct morphological types based on morphometric parameters for subsequent geomorphological analyses. The dataset contains a polygon shapefile with locations of 86 cirques identified in the Slovenian Alps, as well as several morphometric parameters for each cirque. Cirque outlines were manually delineated using ArcGIS Pro based on 1 m x 1 m resolution LiDAR data provided by the Slovenian Environment Agency (2015). Morphometric parameters were calculated manually and using the tool developed by Spagnolo et al. (2017). Lithology data was obtained from Hrvatin (2016).
The dataset includes 23 variables, which are also explained in the readme file: Cirque identifier, length, width, minimum and maximum elevation, height, mean elevation, length/width, length/height and width/height ratios, perimeter, circularity index, 2D and 3D surface area, cubic size, mean and median axis slope, mean and median axis aspect, profile and plan closure, threshold presence and lithology.Slovenian Research Agencyhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100004329J6-3141Sub-glacial carbonate sediments - a new source for studying the existence of glaciers in the glacial environmentSlovenian Research Agencyhttps://doi.org/10.13039/501100004329P6-0101Geography of Slovenia