Repository details
World Glacier Monitoring Service
Name of repository
World Glacier Monitoring Service
Additional name(s)
- WGMS
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) collects standardized observations on changes in mass, volume, area and length of glaciers with time (glacier fluctuations), as well as statistical information on the distribution of perennial surface ice in space (glacier inventories). Such glacier fluctuation and inventory data are high priority key variables in climate system monitoring; they form a basis for hydrological modelling with respect to possible effects of atmospheric warming, and provide fundamental information in glaciology, glacial geomorphology and quaternary geology. The highest information density is found for the Alps and Scandinavia, where long and uninterrupted records are available. As a contribution to the Global Terrestrial/Climate Observing System (GTOS, GCOS), the Division of Early Warning and Assessment and the Global Environment Outlook of UNEP, and the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO, the WGMS collects and publishes worldwide standardized glacier data.
Certificate(s)
CoreTrustSeal
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (4)
Additional name(s)
- GTN-G
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- sponsoring
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- GCOS at MeteoSwiss
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- Universität Zürich, Geographisches Institut, World Glacier Monitoring Service
- WGMS
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
- technical
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (4)
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Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (2)
Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
embargoed
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Data upload license (2)
Data upload license name
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Data citation guideline
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
World Glacier Monitoring Service is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. WGMS is part of the ICSU World Data System(WDS). WGMS is in charge of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G) within GTOS/GCOS.
World Glacier Monitoring Service isunder the auspices of: ICSU (WDS), IUGG (IACS), UNEP, UNESCO, WMO
Entry date
2014-02-13
Last update
2024-11-04
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