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Data Description Parameters The main parameter in this data set is glacial lake extent in m2 (Area_m2). The data files also contain a set of additional attributes, such as Lat, Lon, Year_Start, and Country. Format The data files are provided as ESRI Shapefiles (.shp, .shx, .dbf, .prj, .sbx, .sbn, .cpg).
Naming Convention Example file name: HMA_GLI_glacial_lakes_LatLonWGS84_1990_99.shp The files are named according to the following convention, which is described in Table 1: HMA_GLI_glacial_lakes_LatLonWGS84_YYYY_yy.ext he spatial coverage is nearly global, but does not include Antarctica and various smaller, high-latitude islands.
Northernmost latitude: 82.6° N Southernmost latitude 55.4° S Easternmost longitude: 180.0° E Westernmost longitude: 180.0° E Resolution Individual polygons with varying spatial extents and distances from each other. Coverage 01 January 1990 to 31 December 2018
Resolution The polygons represent glacial lake extents averaged over five multi-year periods: 1990-1999, 2000-2004, 2005-2009, 2010-2014, and 2015-2018.
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Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | September 5, 2020 |
| Metadata last updated | September 5, 2020 |
| Created | September 5, 2020 |
| Format | unknown |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution |
| Id | a3927474-58f1-4e49-8bd5-30b8eef83cac |
| Package id | 6c0b1992-62b1-433a-80bb-17edef7beb80 |
| State | active |