Glacier inventory and atlas of West Greenland

Abstract

The glacier inventory and atlas provides the localisation and description of over 5000 glacier units in western Greenland between 59° 30´ and 71° 00´N. Registration is based on natural hydrological basins, in accordance with the recommendations of the International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI) but modified and simplified to meet Greenland conditions. The work is divided into three parts: a description of the procedure used in compilation of the glacier inventory and the glaciological conditions, a tabulated presentation of the information and description of the individual glacier units, and a 1:300 000 map presentation showing the position and delineation of the individual glacier units.