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Airborne Surface Profiling of Alaskan Glaciers, 1994 - 2001, Version 1

Metadata Updated: August 30, 2025

This data set consists of glacier outline, laser altimetry profile, and surface elevation change data for 46 glaciers in Alaska and British Columbia, Canada, measured with an airborne laser altimetry system. Six glaciers in the Alaska Range of central Alaska, two glaciers in the Wrangell Mountains of southcentral Alaska, 11 glaciers in the Chugach Mountains of southcentral Alaska, five glaciers in the Chigmit Mountains of southcentral Alaska, 13 glaciers in the Kenai Mountains of southcentral Alaska (comprising the Harding Icefield), one glacier in the St. Elias Mountains of southeast Alaska, one glacier in the Takhinsha Mountains of southeast Alaska, and seven glaciers in the Coast Mountains of southeast Alaska and British Columbia were profiled between 1994 and 2001. Surface elevation profiles are accurate to about 0.3 m. Long-term elevation changes can be estimated by comparison of these profiles with existing maps.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date August 30, 2025
Publisher NSIDC
Maintainer
Identifier 10.7265/N5RF5RZJ
Data Last Modified 2025-08-27
Category Earth Science
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Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://noaadata.apps.nsidc.org/NOAA/G01378/
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Program Code 026:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash cc7d2d6d38812d059f5e9787d2803fd973d913e05cdd08a2d38d12406a50a344
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 1994-05-01/1994-05-01

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