Fluctuations of Glaciers (FoG) Database

The Fluctuations of Glaciers (FoG) database contains observations on glacier changes in length, area, volume and mass. In addition it includes information on glacier-related special events such as surges, claving activities, rock falls onto glaciers, lake outbursts, ice avalanches, eruptions of glacier-clad volcanoes or related protection work including prospection and scientific analysis.

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Last Updated May 26, 2021, 02:35 (UTC)
Created February 4, 2021, 04:09 (UTC)
Country International
Data Management The International Science Council (ISC) endorses as a general policy the fundamental principal of full and open exchange of data and information for scientific and educational purposes. As regular member of the World Data System (ISC-WDS), the WGMS is certified as CoreTrustSeal trustworthy data repository. The TRUST Principles (Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability and Technology) provide a common framework to facilitate discussion and implementation of best practice in digital preservation by all stakeholders (Lin et al. 2020). Within the WGMS, a one-year retention period is granted to allow investigators time to properly analyze, document, and publish their data before submitting them in standardized format to the WGMS. All data submitted to the WGMS are considered public domain and are made digitally available through the operational services at no cost. Thus, WGMS data are open access under the requirement of correct citation (see database version), which corresponds to a CC BY 4.0 license by Creative Commons. The data may be subject to errors and inaccuracies. WGMS, therefore, strongly recommends performing data quality checks and, in cases of ambiguities, contacting the WGMS staff as well as the investigators and sponsoring agencies of the data. The use of data and information from WGMS requires acknowledgement of the WGMS and/or the original investigators and sponsoring agencies according to the available meta-information.
Data Policy A basic requirement for advancing research is free and unrestricted international sharing of high-quality, long-term, and standardized data and information products. The WGMS basically follows the FAIR Principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability) for data stewardship, as described by Wilkinson et al. 2016. The International Science Council (ISC) endorses as a general policy the fundamental principal of full and open exchange of data and information for scientific and educational purposes. As regular member of the World Data System (ISC-WDS), the WGMS is certified as CoreTrustSeal trustworthy data repository. The TRUST Principles (Transparency, Responsibility, User focus, Sustainability and Technology) provide a common framework to facilitate discussion and implementation of best practice in digital preservation by all stakeholders (Lin et al. 2020).
Data Sharing Principle A basic requirement for advancing research is free and unrestricted international sharing of high-quality, long-term, and standardized data and information products. The WGMS basically follows the FAIR Principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability) for data stewardship, as described by Wilkinson et al. 2016. All data submitted to the WGMS are considered public domain and are made digitally available through the operational services at no cost. Thus, WGMS data are open access under the requirement of correct citation (see database version), which corresponds to a CC BY 4.0 license by Creative Commons.