GlaThiDa v3: Worldwide database of glacier thickness observations
Over 3.85 million glacier thickness measurements across ~3,000 glaciers worldwide covering 14% of global glacier area, compiled from radar, seismic, and borehole surveys.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2020
What's inside
- Cryosphere
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Melt runoff
Forecast snowmelt contributions to rivers.
Because it has: Cryosphere
- 02
Glacier change
Track glacier retreat over decades.
- 03
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Cloud-free snow maps
Fill snow cover hidden by cloud with ML.
- 02
Melt-season flows
Predict melt-season river flow from snow and weather.
- 03
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
Machine access and documentation
Data paper
GlaThiDa v3: Worldwide database of glacier thickness observations
Earth System Science Data 2020
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