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Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS)

Summary

GLIMS (Global Land Ice Measurements from Space) is an initiative designed to monitor the world's glaciers primarily using data from optical satellite instruments.

See the GLIMS website for more information.

The citation refers to GLIMS version 20200630 and might need to be adapted when updating the dataset.

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Citation (version 20200630)

GLIMS and NSIDC (2005, updated 2020): Global Land Ice Measurements from Space glacier database. Compiled and made available by the international GLIMS community and the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder CO, U.S.A. DOI:10.7265/N5V98602