authority: gcos
slug: glaciers
name: Glaciers
domain: land
subdomain: cryosphere
authority_id: gcos:glaciers
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: land_ice_mass
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: mass-balance
    entity: glacier
canonical_units: kg m-2 yr-1
gcos_requirement_tier:
  threshold: null
  breakthrough: null
  goal: null
description: |
  Glacier area, length, elevation change and mass balance for mountain
  glaciers worldwide, from WGMS in-situ observations, the Randolph Glacier
  Inventory and satellite optical/SAR/altimetry (Landsat, Sentinel, ICESat-2).
theme: cryosphere
demos: []
status: documented
sources:
  - https://gcos.wmo.int/site/global-climate-observing-system-gcos/essential-climate-variables/glaciers