Data Sources for Glaciers
This list provides sources for openly accessible data sets with worldwide coverage for which metadata is available. It is curated by the respective GCOS ECV Steward(s). The list does not claim to be complete. Anyone with a suitable dataset who wishes it to be added to this list should contact the GCOS Secretariat.
In Situ Data
- WGMS MetaData Brwoser and Data Acces
- Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G) Data Explorer
http://www.gtn-g.org/data_catalogue_glims/
- Glacier Thickness Database (GlaThiDa)
https://www.gtn-g.ch/data_catalogue_glathida/
Satellite
- Satellite ECV Inventory by the CEOS/CGMS Working Group on Climate (WGClimate)
http://climatemonitoring.info/ecvinventory
- GLIMS Glacier Database, NASA
http://glims.colorado.edu/glacierdata/
- Randolph Glacier Inventory (RGI)
