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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3039-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-3039-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Data description paper
| 
24 Nov 2020
Data description paper |
| 24 Nov 2020
| 24 Nov 2020
Worldwide version-controlled database of glacier thickness observations
Ethan Welty
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), University of
Colorado, Boulder, USA
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), University of Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Michael Zemp
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), University of Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Francisco Navarro
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Matthias Huss
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf,
Switzerland
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Johannes J. Fürst
Department of Geography, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
Isabelle Gärtner-Roer
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), University of Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Johannes Landmann
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), University of Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf,
Switzerland
Horst Machguth
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), University of Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Kathrin Naegeli
Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), University of Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Liss M. Andreassen
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), Oslo, Norway
Daniel Farinotti
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf,
Switzerland
Huilin Li
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
A full list of authors appears at the end of the paper.
Data sets
Glacier Thickness Database v3.1.0 GlaThiDa Consortium https://doi.org/10.5904/wgms-glathida-2020-10
Short summary
Knowing the thickness of glacier ice is critical for predicting the rate of glacier loss and the myriad downstream impacts. To facilitate forecasts of future change, we have added 3 million measurements to our worldwide database of glacier thickness: 14 % of global glacier area is now within 1 km of a thickness measurement (up from 6 %). To make it easier to update and monitor the quality of our database, we have used automated tools to check and track changes to the data over time.
Knowing the thickness of glacier ice is critical for predicting the rate of glacier loss and the...
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