Randolf Glacier Inventory
Arendt A and Rich JL. 2013. Randolf Glacier Inventory. University of Alaska Fairbanks. Alaska US
The mapping component of this project aims to delineate the outlines of all glaciers in all Alaskan parks for two time intervals: mid-20th century (based mainly upon USGS topographic mapping from that time period, typically available as Digital Raster Graphics or “DRGs”) and the early 2000s (based upon latest available satellite imagery). For simplicity, we commonly refer to these time intervals as “map date” and “modern.” Topographic map coverage is based on photography that ranges from 1948 to 1973 (and as late as 2012 for some Canadian glaciers not covered by USGS maps), with some later revisions. Post-2000 (mostly 2005-2010 with some 2011) satellite data for this phase of the project are from a combination of Ikonos, Landsat ETM+, and SPOT4 imagery. Detailed source information for mapping presented in the associated report is presented in Appendices A and B.
- Type
- Geospatial Dataset
- Authors
- Arendt, Anthony; Rich, Justin
- Date of Issue
- 2013-12
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Units
- AKR , ANIA , DENA , GAAR , GLBA , KATM , KEFJ , KLGO , LACL , WRST
- Keywords
- Alaska, Canada, Geoscientific Information, Glaciers, National Park Service, Randolph Glacier Inventory, RGI