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Description

This data set contains manually digitized glacier termini from several satellite sensors for 15 glaciers in central West Greenland.

As of 8 June 2023, this data set is retired and no longer available for download. Please use the NSIDC Scientific Data Search to find alternative data sets.

Version Description

Initial release

Product Summary

Platforms
Multiple
Instruments
MULTIPLE
Projects
MULTI_NASA
Spatial Extent

N: 81.87 S: 60.97 E: -18.57 W: -65.9

Spatial Reference System(s)
WGS 84 / UTM zone 22N (EPSG:32622)
Location
GREENLAND
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
1990-06-15 to 2016-10-24
Temporal Resolution
Varies
Concept ID
C3205178446-NSIDC_CPRD
Data State
DEPRECATED
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
4
Published
Science Keywords
Glacier Terminus

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Catania, G. (2020). Level-4 West Greenland Glacier Terminus Outlines, Version 1 [Dataset]. NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/7QC2YCDB063K Date Accessed: 2026-08-27

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